Privilege escalation in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-6282
Published: January 16, 2017 / Updated: September 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4645
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6282
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Google Android
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6282
Update to version 3.5.5.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #2108 - libput_user_exploit (CVE-2013-6282 exploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #117 - libget_user_exploit (CVE-2013-6282 exploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #786 - Android - get_user/put_user Exploit (Metasploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #787 - Linux Kernel < 3.4.5 (Android 4.2.2 / 4.4 ARM) - Privilege Escalation (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1850 - Android get_user/put_user Exploit (March 18, 2020)