CVE-2013-6282
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.397 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSadded 2022-09-15remediate by 2022-10-06
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
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.
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weaknesses
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exploits (7)
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- exploit/android/local/put_user_vrootAndroid get_user/put_user Exploitweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-40975Google Android - get_user/put_user (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- fi01/libget_user_exploitCVE-2013-6282 exploitPoC · poc_in_github
- fi01/libput_user_exploitCVE-2013-6282 exploitPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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references (19)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6282cnnvd
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5Patchcnnvd
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04enisa_euvd
- http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282enisa_euvd
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734enisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1enisa_euvd
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