CVE-2013-1959

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

3.7 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 69th percentile

Published

2013-05-03

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25450

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry