Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.109.1.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2478481
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 3 May 2013
Introduced: 3 May 2013
CVE-2013-1979 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.109.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2525
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug
package and not the kernel-uek-debug
package as distributed by Oracle
.
See How to fix?
for Oracle:5
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2013-1979.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2525.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955629
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.11
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- 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-updates/2013-12/msg00129.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-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494