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CVE-2013-1979 json

The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passi…

published 2013-05-03 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-1967

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.8.11-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1979

  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
  • mrg-rt-release enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-firmware enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 enterprise mrg 2 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0829

  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-ppc64 SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-trace SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-bigmem SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-source SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:14051-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1979 updated cvss 6.9

kernel: net: incorrect SCM_CREDENTIALS passing

  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt, mrg-rt-release 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0829
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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References

Sources

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