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CVE-2013-1959

Published: 26 April 2013

kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not have appropriate capability requirements for the uid_map and gid_map files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's user namespaces. A local user could exploit the flaw to gain administrative privileges.

Notes

AuthorNote
jj
break commit 771b1371686e0a63e938ada28de020b9a0040f55 is the commit where
user namespaces where enabled, and may not be the actual commit that
causes the specific breakage, but they where not available to cause the
CVE before this commit.

Priority

High

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

oneiric Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable

quantal Not vulnerable

raring
Released (3.8.0-19.30)
saucy Not vulnerable
(3.9.0-0.2)
trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Not vulnerable
(3.13.0-24.46)
vivid Not vulnerable
(3.16.0-23.31)
wily Not vulnerable
(3.19.0-15.15)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-21.37)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-22.24)
Patches:
Introduced by

771b1371686e0a63e938ada28de020b9a0040f55

Fixed by 935d8aabd4331f47a89c3e1daa5779d23cf244ee
Introduced by

771b1371686e0a63e938ada28de020b9a0040f55

Fixed by 6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b
Introduced by

771b1371686e0a63e938ada28de020b9a0040f55

Fixed by e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable

quantal Not vulnerable

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Not vulnerable

vivid Not vulnerable

wily Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

yakkety Not vulnerable

zesty Does not exist

linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Not vulnerable

vivid Not vulnerable

wily Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

yakkety Not vulnerable

zesty Not vulnerable

linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Ignored
(end of life)
vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-omap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-shared
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-vexpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-backport-maverick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-backport-oneiric
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-raring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable
(3.8.0-19.30~precise1)
quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable
(3.13.0-24.46~precise1)
saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2])
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1])
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1])
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Not vulnerable

vivid Not vulnerable

wily Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

yakkety Not vulnerable

zesty Does not exist

linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Not vulnerable

vivid Not vulnerable

wily Not vulnerable

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-qcm-msm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
vivid Does not exist

wily Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1008.12)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1009.10)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1013.15)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
wily Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1029.32)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable

quantal Not vulnerable

raring Not vulnerable

saucy Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc8)
utopic Does not exist

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist