{
    "id": "CVE-2013-0268",
    "published": "2013-02-18 04:41:50",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:49:05",
    "cvss_score": "6.2",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "description": "The msr_open function in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions by executing a crafted application as root, as demonstrated by msr32.c.",
    "epss_score": "0.01557",
    "epss_percentile": "0.74467",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:12",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "27297",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 3.7.6 (RedHat x86/x64) - 'MSR' Driver Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2013-08-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27297"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693",
        "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693",
        "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00"
    ]
}