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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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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History
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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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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-04-05T21:55:00.917
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-1858
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EUVD