Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 29, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-3301
CVE-2013-3301
Description
The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.
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Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:vmware:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
12- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998dnvdExploit
- git.kernel.orgnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/1nvdMailing List
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