What is CVE-2013-2597?

CVE-2013-2597 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10. CVE-2013-2597 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2597?

CVE-2013-2597 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2597?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-2597. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-2597 actively exploited?

Yes — CVE-2013-2597 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild with a CVSS score of 8.4 (High severity).

CVE-2013-2597

High KEV — Actively Exploited

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-08-31

Last modified 2026-04-22

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

8.4

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-121

CVE-2013-2597 is classified as CWE-121

See CWE-121 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-2597 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Codeaurora
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/stack-based-buffer-overflow-acdb-audio-driver-cve-2013-2597

Broken Link Vendor Advisory
CISA
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2597

US Government Resource

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-2597

Severity High

CVSS score 8.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2014-08-31

Modified 2026-04-22

KEV Yes

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2597?

CVE-2013-2597 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10 . CVE-2013-2597 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2597?

CVE-2013-2597 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2597?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-2597. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-2597 actively exploited?

Yes — CVE-2013-2597 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. It carries a CVSS score of 8.4 (High severity).