FKIE_CVE-2013-6282

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-11-20 13:19 - Updated: 2025-10-22 01:15
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11Mailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04Exploit, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-6282
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel *
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  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability",
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