CVE-2013-2929 Security feature bypass in n/a

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can bypass ptrace restrictions or read sensitive IA64 scratch registers via a crafted application in the Linux kernel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-2929?

CVE-2013-2929 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly use the get_dumpable function, which allows local users to bypass intended ptrace restrictions or obtain sensitive information from IA64 scratch registers via a crafted application, related to kernel/ptrace.c and arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2929?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2929?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-2929 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2929 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2929, GHSA-f647-8j57-4v6r.

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