CVE-2013-6282
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 40% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-20
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5 Mailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5 Mailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh… Patch
- http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-pu… Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa… ExploitPatch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh… Patch
- http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-pu… Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa… ExploitPatch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry