CVE-2013-4392
MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: October 28, 2013 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSystemd
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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 239
Affected range stops below 239, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859060SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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