PT-2013-4896
CVE-2013-4205
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Published
2013-08-24
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Updated
2023-02-13
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.7
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.10.6
Description
The issue is related to a memory leak in the
unshare userns function, which can be triggered by local users through an invalid CLONE NEWUSER unshare call, leading to a denial of service due to memory consumption.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.10.6, update to version 3.10.6 or later to resolve the issue.
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