Description
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.
Published: 2013-05-03
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1949 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1815-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1959

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Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-1959

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