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CVE-2013-1957

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Date: April 24, 2013

The clone_mnt function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly restrict changes to the MNT_READONLY flag, which allows local users to bypass an intended read-only property of a filesystem by leveraging a separate mount namespace.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (6)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1957
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=132c94e31b8bca8ea921f9f96a57d684fa4ae0a9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/11
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/132c94e31b8bca8ea921f9f96a57d684fa4ae0a9
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-1957

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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