CVE-2013-6282
high · 8.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2022-09-15Remediation due 2022-10-06
The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addresses, which allows attackers to read or modify the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild against Android devices in October and November 2013.
8.8
CVSS
39.7%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2013-11-20
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | < 3.2.54 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.3, < 3.4.12 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.5, < 3.5.5 |
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04
- http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04
- http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-6282
Query this programmatically:
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