CVE-2013-6282 — Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2013-6282

CVE-2013-6282: Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation 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

The get_user and put_user API functions of the Linux kernel fail to validate the target address when being used on ARM v6k/v7 platforms. This allows an application to read and write kernel memory which could lead to 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=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6282

References

NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6282
KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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