Advisory details:
ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2596
| Advisory ID | ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2596 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2013-2596
|
| Summary | 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. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 2.0 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.0 |
| Risk | 10.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 7.8 | https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2596.json |
| ubuntu-priority | low | https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2596.json |
| Data source | KEV |
|---|---|
| Date added | Sept. 15, 2022 |
| Description | Linux kernel fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Due date | Oct. 6, 2022 |
| Note | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2596 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:A/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:A/2025-05-01T03:55:10Z/
Decision: Attend
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2013/2xxx/CVE-2013-2596.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2013-2596
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{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]