CVE-2013-4205
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before...
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
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What each source reports
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Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
- Record
CVE-2013-4205- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
- Record
CVE-2013-4205- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4110 No score
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4110- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66pg-hpcf-98q2 No score
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before...
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
- Record
GHSA-66pg-hpcf-98q2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
- Record
CVE-2013-4205- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4205 No score
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4205- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4205 No score
Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4205- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2013-4205 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Linux Kernel, published August 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.10.7-1.
References
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6160968cee8b90a5dd95318d716e31d7775c4ef3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/06/2
twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/364566062336978944
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.6
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1971-1
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6160968cee8b90a5dd95318d716e31d7775c4ef3
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4205
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4205
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4205
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4205