CVE-2013-1958
Linux Kernel < 3.8.6 - Local Privilege Escalation via PID Namespace Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=92f28d973cce45ef5823209aab3138eb45d8b349
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/11
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92f28d973cce45ef5823209aab3138eb45d8b349
Scores
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (6)
linux/linux_kernel
3.8.0
linux/linux_kernel
3.8.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.8.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.8.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.8.4
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.8.5
Published
Apr 24, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026