CWE Code: 399
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Resource Management Errors
Summary: use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/tun.c in the linux kernel through 3.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the cap_net_admin capability and providing an invalid tuntap interface name in a tunsetiff ioctl call.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2013-09-25
Last Modified Date: 2019-05-31