Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-4343
Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing an invalid tuntap interface name in a TUNSETIFF ioctl call.
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 (26.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% 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
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 13.04, 13.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg250066.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2020-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/12/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2049-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2023-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)