Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Known exploits
Data from CISA
- Vulnerability name
- Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- Exploit added on
- Sep 15, 2022
- Exploit action due
- Oct 6, 2022
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-20
Evaluator
- Comment
- AV:L per https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282
- Impact
- -
- Solution
- -
Configurations
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