Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-4300
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/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 (34.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.1% 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 3.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.kernel.org/ (Broken Link)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e (Exploit, Patch)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2 (Patch)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)