Description
The clone system-call implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 does not properly handle a combination of the CLONE_NEWUSER and CLONE_FS flags, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling chroot and leveraging the sharing of the / directory between a parent process and a child process.
Published: 2013-04-05
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1861 The clone system-call implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 does not properly handle a combination of the CLONE_NEWUSER and CLONE_FS flags, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling chroot and leveraging the sharing of the / directory between a parent process and a child process.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:35.203Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1858

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-04-05T21:55:00.917

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-1858

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1858 - Bugzilla

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