{
  "id": "CVE-2013-6282",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2013-6282",
  "published": "2013-11-20T13:19:43.023Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T00:00:14.617Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.39711,
  "epss_percentile": 0.98587,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-09-15",
    "due": "2022-10-06",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6282"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "linux"
  ],
  "products": [
    "linux kernel"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-20"
  ],
  "description": "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Patch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-6282",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6282",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}