{"cve":"CVE-2013-1979","nvd":{"published":"2013-05-03T11:57:45.707","modified":"2026-06-16T23:52:30.560","status":"Modified","description":"The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-1979","score":0.00418,"percentile":0.36133,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}