kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not have appropriate capability requirements for the uid_map and gid_map files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.
CVE-2013-1959 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2013-05-03T11:57:45.563
2026-06-16T23:52:28.597
Modified
CVSSv2: 3.7 (LOW)
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
1.9
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | ≤ 3.8.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.26 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.27 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.29 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.30 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.31 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.32 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.33 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.34 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.35 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.36 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.37 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.38 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.39 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.40 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.41 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.42 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.43 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.44 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.45 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.46 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.47 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.48 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.49 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.50 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.51 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.52 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.53 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.54 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.55 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.56 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.57 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.58 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.59 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.60 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.61 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.62 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.63 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.64 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.65 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.66 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.67 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.68 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.26 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.27 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.29 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.30 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.26 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.27 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.29 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.30 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.31 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.32 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.7.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.8.7 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.