CVE-2013-1979

The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.11
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955629
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.11
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955629
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2013-05-03 11:57

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2013-1979

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1979


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264

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