What is CVE-2013-0871?

CVE-2013-0871 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2013-0871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0871?

CVE-2013-0871 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0871?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-0871 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-0871 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2013-0871

Medium

Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptrace_death.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-02-18

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2013-0871 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-0871

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-02-18

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0871?

CVE-2013-0871 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2013-0871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0871?

CVE-2013-0871 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0871?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-0871 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-0871 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-0871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.