CVE-2013-4343
N/A
Published: September 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%3.11 ≤ v < 3.11.53.8 ≤ v < 3.10.16
Affected range stops below 3.10.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.11.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2020-1
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137889490510745&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/12/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg250066.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2020-1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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