CVE-2013-6763

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 12, 2013
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-6763: Medium severity, CVSS 6.9 | Vulnix