CVE-2013-6282

The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addresses, which allows attackers to read or modify the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild against Android devices in October and November 2013.

Scoring

Severity

HIGH

CVSS base score

8.8

CVSS vector

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

EPSS probability

67.65%

CISA KEV

Known exploited vulnerability

Published

2013-11-19

Last modified

2026-09-16

Affected products

• n/a n/a

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