Description
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11 performs a capability check in an incorrect namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges via PID spoofing.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eExploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467eExploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 25, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified