CVE-2013-4343

N/A Unknown

Published: September 25, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing an invalid tuntap interface name in a TUNSETIFF ioctl call.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137889490510745&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/12/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg250066.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2020-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2023-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2049-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007733

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html