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CVE-2013-1956

The create_user_ns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not check whether a chroot directory exists tha

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Summary

The create_user_ns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not check whether a chroot directory exists that differs from the namespace root directory, which allows local users to bypass intended filesystem restrictions via a crafted clone system call.

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Affected versions

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References 4

git.kernel.org

GitHub · torvalds/linux

openwall.com

kernel.org