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High · 8.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2013-6282 EUVD-2013-6110GHSA-7p8v-5r94-xc7r

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 ad…

Published Nov 19, 2013 · Updated Oct 22, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Package: linux Ecosystem: Debian

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 3.6.4-1~experimental.1 —
Debian 13 linux 3.6.4-1~experimental.1 —
Debian 12 linux 3.6.4-1~experimental.1 —

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 2

GitHub 4 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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