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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
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References
History
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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
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2013-05-03T11:57:45.563
Modified: 2023-02-13T04:42:35.310
Link: CVE-2013-1959
Redhat
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