CVE - CVE-2013-6282

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-6282	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:63734 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63734 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 CONFIRM:http://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-api-cve-2013-6282 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8404663f81d212918ff85f493649a7991209fa04 EXPLOIT-DB:40975 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40975/ MLIST:[oss-security] 20131114 CVE-2013-6282 - linux kernel: missing access checks in get_user/put_user on ARM URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11 UBUNTU:USN-2067-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20131025	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20131025)
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