CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-1979

Published: May 03, 2013 | Modified: Feb 13, 2023
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux * 3.8.10 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.0 (including) 3.8.0 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.1 (including) 3.8.1 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.2 (including) 3.8.2 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.3 (including) 3.8.3 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.4 (including) 3.8.4 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.5 (including) 3.8.5 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.6 (including) 3.8.6 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.7 (including) 3.8.7 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.8 (including) 3.8.8 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 3.8.9 (including) 3.8.9 (including)

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