CVE-2013-4300
N/A
Published: September 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467ex_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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