CWE Code: 134
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.0
CWE Name:  Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2013-06-07
Last Modified Date: 2014-03-26