| Name | CVE-2013-4270 |
| Description | The net_ctl_permissions function in net/sysctl_net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.5 does not properly determine uid and gid values, which allows local users to bypass intended /proc/sys/net restrictions via a crafted application. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.112-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.11.7-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.11.9-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 3.11.5-1 | | | |
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Introduced in 3.8)
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Introduced in 3.8)
Introduced with http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cff109768b2d9c03095848f4cd4b0754117262aa
Fixed by http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2433c8f094a008895e66f25bd1773cdb01c91d01