CVE-2013-4343

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 25 Sept 2013, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 16:38

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
6.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Sept 2013, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 16:38
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 26%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    13.04 | 13.10

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 3.8, < 3.10.16 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.11.5

References (11)