CVE-2013-1979
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
03/05/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.10 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.11
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013%3A176
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955629
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.11
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013%3A176
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955629
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494