CVE-2013-1959
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...
- Published
- May 3, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- May 14, 2013
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 67.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Andrew Lutomirski · linux · May 14, 2013
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