What is CVE-2013-1819?

CVE-2013-1819 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2013-1819 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1819?

CVE-2013-1819 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1819?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-1819 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-1819 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1819 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-1819

Medium

The _xfs_buf_find function in fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not validate block numbers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the ability to mount an XFS filesystem containing a metadata inode with an invalid extent map.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-03-06

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2013-1819 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability

What is Improper Input Validation?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-1819

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-03-06

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1819?

CVE-2013-1819 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2013-1819 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1819?

CVE-2013-1819 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1819?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-1819 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-1819 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-1819 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.