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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Published : 2013-05-03 11:57
Updated : 2024-02-28 12:00
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
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls