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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-05-03T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.305Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-05-03T11:57:45.563

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:42:35.310

Link: CVE-2013-1959

cve-icon Redhat

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