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.
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.9
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)