Threat intelligence report · CISA KEV

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. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

· high severity · unattributed attribution

Evidence and provenance

Original source
CISA KEV report ↗
Published
2022-09-15T00:00:00Z
Confidence basis
No actor match
Record ID
85047f9ddc695707dc00

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-6282

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