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CVE-2013-6282

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.

Published

2013-11-20T13:19:43.023

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20
Type: Secondary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.2.54	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.4.12	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.5.5	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)