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.
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2013-1949 | 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. |
 Ubuntu USN |
USN-1815-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.305Z
Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1959
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NVD
Status : Deferred
Published: 2013-05-03T11:57:45.563
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2013-1959
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