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CVE-2013-6282
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…
High8.8Known exploitedEPSS 39.7%
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Description
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability.
- Added
- 15 Sept 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 6 Oct 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.7% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40975 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 63734 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131114 CVE-2013-6282 - linux kernel: missing access checks in get_user/put_user on ARM (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2067-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-6282 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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