CVE-2013-6282

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-15. Federal remediation due 2022-10-06.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

39.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 98.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2013-11-19 15:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-22 00:05Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2013-10-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b088d3ce3acd13a35a837ad2476deed82b4ea56da1fe9d0e8e45bfdbe416a030

• www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.exploit-db.com40975https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.codeaurora.orghttp://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com63734http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131114 CVE-2013-6282 - linux kernel: missing access checks in get_user/put_user on ARMhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.ubuntu.comUSN-2067-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-6282government-resource