{"id":"CVE-2013-4300","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2013-4300","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:48:26.163Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2013-09-25T10:31:29.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:56:59.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.00422,"percentile":0.36243,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4300","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}