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.
2013-02-18T04:41:50.417
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
1.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | ≤ 3.7.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.26 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.27 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.29 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.30 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.31 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.32 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.33 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.34 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.35 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.36 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.37 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.38 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.39 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.40 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.41 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.42 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.43 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.44 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.26 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.27 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.29 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.30 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.4 | Yes |