{"cve":"CVE-2013-0268","nvd":{"published":"2013-02-18T04:41:50.417","modified":"2026-06-16T23:49:05.510","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["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"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-0268","score":0.01557,"percentile":0.75197,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}