CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 3.7
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2013-05-03
Last Modified Date: 2013-12-01