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.
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Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 01:50
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b - | |
References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 - | |
References | () http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25307 - | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1 - Exploit | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b - | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 - |
Information
Published : 2013-05-03 11:57
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:50
NVD link : CVE-2013-1959
Mitre link : CVE-2013-1959
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1959
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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