CVE-2013-2851

MediumCVSS 6.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.0/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-134

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 7, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-2851: Medium severity, CVSS 6.0 | Vulnix