CVE-2013-1959
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.3%
kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not have appropriate capability requirements for the uid_map and gid_map files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25307
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0
Related
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.3%