What is CVE-2013-1828?

CVE-2013-1828 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2013-1828 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1828?

CVE-2013-1828 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1828?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-1828 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-1828 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1828 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-1828

Medium

The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copy_from_user operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS getsockopt system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-03-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2013-1828 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

8 total

Grsecurity
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c

Exploit Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1

Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4

Vendor Advisory
Twitter
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376

Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-1828

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 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-2013-1828?

CVE-2013-1828 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2013-1828 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1828?

CVE-2013-1828 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1828?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-1828 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-1828 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-1828 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.