{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:29Z",
  "published": "2013-02-18T04:41:50Z",
  "id": "CVE-2013-0268",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908693"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c903f0456bc69176912dee6dd25c6a66ee1aed00"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/12"
    }
  ]
}