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kernel: exec/ptrace: get_dumpable() incorrect tests

Published Dec 9, 2013

Description

The Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly use the get_dumpable function, which allows local users to bypass intended ptrace restrictions or obtain sensitive information from IA64 scratch registers via a crafted application, related to kernel/ptrace.c and arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Dec 9, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 11, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Nov 7, 2013