{"id":"CVE-2013-2851","details":"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create a crafted /dev/md device name.","modified":"2026-04-16T01:38:33.899344744Z","published":"2013-06-07T14:03:20Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:11:38.037784Z","related":["SUSE-RU-2015:0621-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0581-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0736-1","SUSE-SU-2015:1174-1","SUSE-SU-2015:1376-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}