CVE-2013-1958
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly...
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
- Record
CVE-2013-1958- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
- Record
CVE-2013-1958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1948 No score
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1948- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7c5-wqfh-q935 No score
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly...
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
- Record
GHSA-w7c5-wqfh-q935- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
- Record
CVE-2013-1958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1958 No score
The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 does not properly enforce capability requirements for controlling the PID value associated with a UNIX domain socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the time interval during which a user namespace has been created but a PID namespace has not been created.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1958 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Linux Kernel, published April 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.8.13-1.
References
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=92f28d973cce45ef5823209aab3138eb45d8b349
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/11
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92f28d973cce45ef5823209aab3138eb45d8b349
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1958
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1958