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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.7/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- May 3, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified