CVE record
CVE-2013-6282
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
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.
CVE evidence
Known exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Absence from the fetched catalog does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Severity
high
CVSS 8.8 · CVSS_V3
Affected packages
0
Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Catalog record
- Vendor / project
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- Date added
- Sep 15, 2022
- CISA federal remediation due date
- Oct 6, 2022
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
- CWE
- CWE-20
OSV package mapping
Affected open-source packages
OSV did not return a package mapping in the five supported ecosystems. RequestGuard does not infer package names from the CISA vendor or product fields.