CVE-2013-4300
Published: September 25, 2013Last modified: October 21, 2023
Description
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.
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2