What is CVE-2013-2547?

CVE-2013-2547 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2013-2547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2547?

CVE-2013-2547 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2547?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2547 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-2547 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-2547

Low

The crypto_report_one function in crypto/crypto_user.c in the report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-03-15

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-310

CVE-2013-2547 is classified as CWE-310

See CWE-310 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-2547

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-03-15

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2547?

CVE-2013-2547 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2013-2547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2547?

CVE-2013-2547 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2547?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2547 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-2547 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-2547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.