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CVE-2013-2596

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

Description

Integer overflow in the fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, as used in a certain Motorola build of Android 4.1.2 and other products, allows local users to create a read-write memory mapping for the entirety of kernel memory, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted /dev/graphics/fb0 mmap2 system calls, as demonstrated by the Motochopper pwn program.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/13/2013

Last Modified4/21/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorLinux

ProductKernel

Vulnerability NameLinux Kernel Integer Overflow Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-09-15

Remediation Due Date2022-10-06

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernelmotorola:androidmotorola:atrix_hdmotorola:razr_hdmotorola:razr_mqualcomm:msm8960

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190CWE-190

References

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255491(cve@mitre.org)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b4cbb197c7e7a68dbad0d491242e3ca67420c13e(cve@mitre.org)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a(cve@mitre.org)

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761(cve@mitre.org)

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=136616837923938&w=2(cve@mitre.org)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/09/root-method-released-for-droid-razr-hd-running-android-4-1-2-other-devices-too/(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15208-root-motochopper-yet-another-android-root-exploit/(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59264(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b4cbb197c7e7a68dbad0d491242e3ca67420c13e(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a(cve@mitre.org)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255491(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b4cbb197c7e7a68dbad0d491242e3ca67420c13e(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=136616837923938&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/09/root-method-released-for-droid-razr-hd-running-android-4-1-2-other-devices-too/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15208-root-motochopper-yet-another-android-root-exploit/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59264(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b4cbb197c7e7a68dbad0d491242e3ca67420c13e(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2596(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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