CVE-2013-1979 (GCVE-0-2013-1979)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-05-03 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:20
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2013-04-28 00:00
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