CVE-2013-4343
Kernel: net: use-after-free TUNSETIFF
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 11, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
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.
Statement
This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-416 · Use After Free