CVE-2013-1979
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
5.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.7%
The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Affected configurations
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.11
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955629
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
Related
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
5.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.7%