USN-1880-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
7
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
05/03/2013
07/25/2018
04/08/2014
07/09/2020
Description
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.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-5-0-34-generic
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