CVE-2013-2094 — Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2013-2094: Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Linux |
| Product | Kernel |
| Date added | 2022-09-15 |
| Due date | 2022-10-06 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Linux kernel fails to check all 64 bits of attr.config passed by user space, resulting to out-of-bounds access of the perf_swevent_enabled array in sw_perf_event_destroy(). Explotation allows for privilege escalation.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8176cced706b5e5d15887584150764894e94e02f; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2094
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2094
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog