{"id":"CVE-2013-4300","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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:43:21.804792Z","published":"2013-09-25T10:31:29Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}