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[John Johansen <john.johansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

- ML-Date: 2013-09-04 20:30:05, ML-Subject: Re: [oss-security] CVE
- request: Kernel PID Spoofing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
+ The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel
+ before 3.11 performs a capability check in an incorrect namespace, which
+ allows local users to gain privileges via PID spoofing.
  
  Break-Fix: - d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e

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Title:
  CVE-2013-4300

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-armadaxp” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ec2” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-fsl-imx51” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-backport-maverick” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-quantal” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-raring” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-mvl-dove” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ti-omap4” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in “linux-armadaxp” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ec2” source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in “linux-fsl-imx51” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-backport-maverick” source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-quantal” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-raring” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-mvl-dove” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ti-omap4” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “linux” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “linux-armadaxp” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “linux-ec2” source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-fsl-imx51” source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-backport-maverick” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-quantal” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-raring” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “linux-mvl-dove” source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ti-omap4” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Quantal:
  New
Status in “linux-armadaxp” source package in Quantal:
  New
Status in “linux-ec2” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-fsl-imx51” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-backport-maverick” source package in Quantal:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” source package in Quantal:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-quantal” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-raring” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-mvl-dove” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ti-omap4” source package in Quantal:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Raring:
  New
Status in “linux-armadaxp” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ec2” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-fsl-imx51” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-backport-maverick” source package in Raring:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” source package in Raring:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-quantal” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-raring” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-mvl-dove” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ti-omap4” source package in Raring:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-armadaxp” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ec2” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-fsl-imx51” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-backport-maverick” source package in Saucy:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” source package in Saucy:
  New
Status in “linux-lts-quantal” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-lts-raring” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-mvl-dove” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux-ti-omap4” source package in Saucy:
  New

Bug description:
  The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel
  before 3.11 performs a capability check in an incorrect namespace,
  which allows local users to gain privileges via PID spoofing.

  Break-Fix: - d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e

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