The msr_open function in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions by executing a crafted application as root, as demonstrated by msr32.c.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-02-18T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:18:09.597Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-0268

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-18T04:41:50.417

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:40:27.987

Link: CVE-2013-0268

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-01-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0268 - Bugzilla