VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eExploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eExploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.