CVE-2013-4300

high

Description

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.

References

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2013-4194

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-09-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H