SB2013042403 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel
Published: April 24, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013042403
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1957)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The clone_mnt function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly restrict changes to the MNT_READONLY flag, which allows local users to bypass an intended read-only property of a filesystem by leveraging a separate mount namespace.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=132c94e31b8bca8ea921f9f96a57d684fa4ae0a9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/11
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/132c94e31b8bca8ea921f9f96a57d684fa4ae0a9