PT-2013-3492 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Andy Lutomirski · Published 2013-04-26 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2013-1959

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.7

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.8.9

Description The issue concerns a lack of appropriate capability requirements for the uid map and gid map files in the Linux kernel. This allows local users to potentially gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.8.9, update to version 3.8.9 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1959

USN-1815-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 16

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/25307 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/25450 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1959 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1959 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1815-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b · Note
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0 · Note