SB2013022504 - SUSE Linux update for Linux kernel
Published: February 25, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013022504
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0871)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.