CVE-2013-4300
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 25, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 12, 2013
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- USN-1995-1vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736
- [oss-security] 20130904 Re: CVE request: Kernel PID Spoofing Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2
- USN-1998-1vendor-advisory
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