CVE-2013-6763

Public Exploit

Description

The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2073-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7314e613d5ff9f0934f7a0f74ed7973b903315d1 broken link
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2 patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2076-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2069-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2066-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2071-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22 mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2074-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7314e613d5ff9f0934f7a0f74ed7973b903315d1 patch exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2068-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2072-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6763?
CVE-2013-6763 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6763?
To fix CVE-2013-6763, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6763 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6763 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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