Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2013:0662
kernel security and bug fix update
Released 2013-03-19 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3) kernel-2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.23.1.el6 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3) kernel-2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.23.1.el6
Fixes 1 record
Priority LOW 33
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.
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.01434 · Published 2013-02-18 · Fixed CWE-362
