What is CVE-2013-1826?

CVE-2013-1826 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10. CVE-2013-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1826?

CVE-2013-1826 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1826?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-1826. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-1826 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-1826

Medium

The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not properly handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-03-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-1826 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.7
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919384
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=864745d291b5ba80ea0bd0edcbe67273de368836
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/864745d291b5ba80ea0bd0edcbe67273de368836
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-1826

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-03-22

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1826?

CVE-2013-1826 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 . CVE-2013-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1826?

CVE-2013-1826 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1826?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-1826. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-1826 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-1826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.