CVE-2013-4300

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3	Exploit Mailing List Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e	Exploit Patch
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2	Patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3	Exploit Mailing List Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e	Exploit Patch
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-09-25 10:31

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2013-4300

Mitre link : CVE-2013-4300

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4300

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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