CVE-2013-1959 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1959?

CVE-2013-1959 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not have appropriate capability requirements for the uid_map and gid_map files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1959?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1959?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1959, GHSA-264q-mfc4-v57c.