CVE-2013-4343

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing an invalid tuntap interface name in a TUNSETIFF ioctl call.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 25, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-4343: Medium severity, CVSS 6.9 | Vulnix