CVE-2013-0871 json
Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptra…
published 2013-02-18 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-0882
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- linux linux_kernel 3.7.5
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.2.39-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0871
- kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt
- mrg-rt-release enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt
- kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt
- kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt
- kernel-rt-firmware enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt
- kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt
- kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5
- kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5
red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0741RHSA-2013:0622RHSA-2013:0621RHSA-2013:0695RHSA-2013:0662RHSA-2013:0661
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2013-0871 updated cvss 6.2
kernel: race condition with PTRACE_SETREGS
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0621
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0567
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) kernel 2.6.18-238.49.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-238.49.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-238.49.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-238.49.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-238.49.1.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0695
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0567
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1) perf 2.6.32-131.38.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-131.38.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-131.38.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-131.38.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-131.38.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-131.38.1.el6, +3 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0661
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2) perf 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0741
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3) perf 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0662
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0567
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2) perf 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-220.34.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0741
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3) perf 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-279.23.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0662
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.0.1.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0567
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Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt, mrg-rt-release 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rtfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0622
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Exploit prediction
1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
- Technology feeds
References
- github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1738-1
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1740-1
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1742-1
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1745-1
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1743-1
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1744-1
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1736-1
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1739-1
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1741-1
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2013/dsa-2632
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1737-1
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html
vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16
mailing-list
- git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9899d11f654474d2d54ea52ceaa2a1f4db3abd68
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=911937
- kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-0871
- NVD CVE-2013-0871
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