From ${URL} : Description A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "scm_check_creds()" function (net/core/scm.c) and can be exploited to gain escalated privileges by spoofing a PID. The vulnerability is reported in version 3.10.10. Solution: Fixed in the GIT repository. Provided and/or discovered by: Disclosed within a GIT commit. Original Advisory: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/core/scm.c?id=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
Will be applied in 3.10.7-r1 and newer version bumps.
CVE-2013-4300 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4300): The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11 performs a capability check in an incorrect namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges via PID spoofing.
Fix in 3.10.13 onwards