VDB
CVE-2013-1959
CVE-2013-1959
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 1.42% · 81.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.42%
81.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1 (nist-nvd)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 (circl)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b (circl)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 (circl)
- 25307 (cve.org)
- Linux Kernel Capability file_ns_capable() - Privilege Escalation (0day-today)
- Linux Kernel Capability file_ns_capable() - Privilege Escalation (0day-today)
Timeline
- May 8, 2013 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1959 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1815-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1959 third-party-advisory