CVE-2013-4205
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors
Publication date:
25/08/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.70
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.10.5 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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%3D6160968cee8b90a5dd95318d716e31d7775c4ef3
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/364566062336978944
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6160968cee8b90a5dd95318d716e31d7775c4ef3
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D6160968cee8b90a5dd95318d716e31d7775c4ef3
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/364566062336978944
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1974-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6160968cee8b90a5dd95318d716e31d7775c4ef3



