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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2013-2597

highCVSS 3.1 8.4In CISA KEVEPSS 1.5%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2013-2597 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 8.4). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-15: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

Weakness: CWE-121.

Severity

8.4 high

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

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Sep 15, 2022

Federal due date Oct 6, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

1.5%

Higher than 75% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2013-2597 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2013-2597 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-15, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-10-06.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2597?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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