Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: 2013-06-07T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T15:52:20.193Z
Reserved: 2013-04-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-2851
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2013-06-07T14:03:20.003
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:52:30.053
Link: CVE-2013-2851
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