{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2013-05-03T11:57:45Z",
  "id": "CVE-2013-1959",
  "details": "kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not have appropriate capability requirements for the uid_map and gid_map files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25307"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9"
    }
  ]
}