{"cve":"CVE-2013-2851","nvd":{"published":"2013-06-07T14:03:20.003","modified":"2026-06-16T23:54:04.517","status":"Modified","description":"Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-134"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html","http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-2851","score":0.0034,"percentile":0.27511,"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."]}