CVE-2013-4300

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    CVE-2013-4300

    Published: 25 Sept 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e, https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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