high7.2
CVE-2013-4300
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11 performs a capability check in an incorrect namespace, which allows local users …
Impact
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11 performs a capability check in an incorrect namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges via PID spoofing.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 3.8.6 before 3.9 Version 3.9 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2