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ID:1850 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-6282
ID:1850 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-6282
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4645
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6282
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the put_user/get_user kernel API. A local attacker can use a malicious application to read and write kernel memory and gain kernel privileges on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to an error in the put_user/get_user kernel API. A local attacker can use a malicious application to read and write kernel memory and gain kernel privileges on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Update to version 3.5.5.