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

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2013-09-25

Updated: 2013-10-31

Type: CWE-264

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 7.2

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

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH