Linux Kernel CVE-2013-0228 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:57940

Info

Linux Kernel CVE-2013-0228 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 57940
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2013-0228
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 13 2013 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:06PM
Credit: Xen.org
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Linux kernel 3.3.4
Linux kernel 3.0.5
Linux kernel 3.0.4
Linux kernel 3.0.2
Linux kernel 2.6.39 rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.39
Linux kernel 2.6.38
Linux kernel 2.6.37
Linux kernel 2.6.36
Linux kernel 2.6.35
Linux kernel 2.6.34
Linux kernel 2.6.33 rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.33 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.33
Linux kernel 2.6.32 .9
Linux kernel 2.6.32
Linux kernel 2.6.31 5
Linux kernel 2.6.31 13
Linux kernel 2.6.31 .2
Linux kernel 2.6.31 .11
Linux kernel 2.6.31 -rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.31 -rc6
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Linux kernel 2.6.31 -rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.31 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.31
Linux kernel 2.6.30 .10
Linux kernel 2.6.30 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.30 -rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.30 -rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.30 -rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.30 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.30 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.30
Linux kernel 2.6.29 .4
Linux kernel 2.6.29 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.29 -git8
Linux kernel 2.6.29 -git14
Linux kernel 2.6.29 -git1
Linux kernel 2.6.29
Linux kernel 2.6.28 .9
Linux kernel 2.6.28 .8
Linux kernel 2.6.28 .6
Linux kernel 2.6.28 .5
Linux kernel 2.6.28 .3
Linux kernel 2.6.28 .2
Linux kernel 2.6.28 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.28 -rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.28 -rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.28 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.28 -git7
Linux kernel 2.6.28
Linux kernel 2.6.27 .8
Linux kernel 2.6.27 .5
Linux kernel 2.6.27 .46
Linux kernel 2.6.27 .24
Linux kernel 2.6.27 .14
Linux kernel 2.6.27 .13
Linux kernel 2.6.27 .12
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc8-git5
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc8
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc6-git6
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.27 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.27
Linux kernel 2.6.26 .6
Linux kernel 2.6.26 .4
Linux kernel 2.6.26 .3
Linux kernel 2.6.26 -rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.26
Linux kernel 2.6.25 19
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .9
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .8
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .7
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .6
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .5
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .13
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .12
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .11
Linux kernel 2.6.25 .10
Linux kernel 2.6.25
Linux kernel 2.6.24 .2
Linux kernel 2.6.24 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.24 -rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.24 -rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.24 -rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.24 -git13
Linux kernel 2.6.24
Linux kernel 2.6.23 .7
Linux kernel 2.6.23 .6
Linux kernel 2.6.23 .5
Linux kernel 2.6.23 .4
Linux kernel 2.6.23 .3
Linux kernel 2.6.23 .2
Linux kernel 2.6.23 -rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.23 -rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.23
Linux kernel 2.6.3 rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.3 rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.3 rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.3 rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.3
Linux kernel 3.0.18
Linux kernel 2.6.39-rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.39-rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.38.6
Linux kernel 2.6.38.4
Linux kernel 2.6.38.3
Linux kernel 2.6.38.2
Linux kernel 2.6.38-rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.38-rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.38-rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.38-git18
Linux kernel 2.6.37rc
Linux kernel 2.6.37.2
Linux kernel 2.6.37-rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.37-rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.37-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.36.2 (stable)
Linux kernel 2.6.36-rc8
Linux kernel 2.6.36-rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.36-rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.36-rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.36-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.35.5
Linux kernel 2.6.35.4
Linux kernel 2.6.35.13
Linux kernel 2.6.35.1
Linux kernel 2.6.35-rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.35-rc5-git5
Linux kernel 2.6.35-rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.35-rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.35-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.34.2
Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc2-git1
Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.33.7
Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc8
Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc6-git5
Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc5
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Linux kernel 2.6.33-rc4
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Linux kernel 2.6.32.8
Linux kernel 2.6.32.7
Linux kernel 2.6.32.4
Linux kernel 2.6.32.3
Linux kernel 2.6.32.28
Linux kernel 2.6.32.22
Linux kernel 2.6.32.17
Linux kernel 2.6.32.12
Linux kernel 2.6.32.11
Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8
Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc3
Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.31.6
Linux kernel 2.6.31.4
Linux kernel 2.6.31.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc9
Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc8
Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc5-git3
Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.31-git11
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Linux kernel 2.6.30.5
Linux kernel 2.6.30.4
Linux kernel 2.6.30.3
Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc2-git1
Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.28.4
Linux kernel 2.6.28.10
Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc7
Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc5
Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc4
Linux kernel 2.6.27.54
Linux kernel 2.6.27.51
Linux kernel 2.6.27.49
Linux kernel 2.6.27.26
Linux kernel 2.6.27-git3
Linux kernel 2.6.26.1
Linux kernel 2.6.26-rc5-git1
Linux kernel 2.6.25.4
Linux kernel 2.6.25.3
Linux kernel 2.6.25.2
Linux kernel 2.6.25.1
Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.24.6
Linux kernel 2.6.24.4
Linux kernel 2.6.24.3
Linux kernel 2.6.24-rc2
Linux kernel 2.6.24-rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.23.14
Linux kernel 2.6.23.10
Linux kernel 2.6.23.1
CentOS CentOS 6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Linux Kernel CVE-2013-0228 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers with access to a guest operating system can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges or to crash the guest kernel, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel CVE-2013-0228 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel CVE-2013-0228 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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