CVE-2013-4270

NameCVE-2013-4270
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (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 PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.16.84-1fixed
stretch (security)4.9.320-2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4.9.320-3fixed
buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.304-1fixed
bullseye5.10.209-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.205-2fixed
bookworm6.1.76-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.69-1fixed
trixie6.6.15-2fixed
sid6.7.9-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy(not affected)
linuxsource(unstable)3.11.5-1
linux-2.6source(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

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