Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-1979
The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494