September 15, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2013-6282 — Linux Kernel
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-09-15- Federal due date
2022-10-06- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- EPSS
- 98.6th percentile (score 0.676, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6282
CISA short description
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.