CVE - CVE-2013-1959

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-1959	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:25307 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25307 MISC:[oss-security] 20130428 Multiple Linux setuid output redirection vulnerabilities URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130219	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20130219)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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