#VU4645 Privilege escalation in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-6282
Published: January 16, 2017 / Updated: September 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4645
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6282
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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.