Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20131959000
Revision Date:2013-05-03Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-1959 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - high.
Description: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. Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's user namespaces. A local user could exploit the flaw to gain administrative privileges.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-1959
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux' package in precise is not affected.
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-armadaxp' package in precise is not affected.
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-quantal' package in precise is not affected.
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-raring' package in precise is not affected (note: '3.8.0-19.30~precise1').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-trusty' package in precise is not affected (note: '3.13.0-24.46~precise1').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-ti-omap4' package in precise is not affected.
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