Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-0871
CVE-2013-0871
Description
Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptrace_death.
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Affected products
2- Range: <3.7.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
23- git.kernel.orgnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68nvd
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