CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.0%
kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not have appropriate capability requirements for the uid_map and gid_map files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
linux | linux_kernel | * | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.1 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.2 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25307
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0