The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
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Published : 2013-04-24 19:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-1958
Mitre link : CVE-2013-1958
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1958
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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