CVE-2013-1959

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…

published May 3, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
69.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01245 · 69.1th percentile
Published
2013-05-03T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 MAY 10:00Z
    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…
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