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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 to gain privileges via PID spoofing.

Published

2013-09-25T10:31:29.160

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.9	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.9	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.9	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.9	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.9	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2 Patch ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)