What is CVE-2013-2851?

CVE-2013-2851 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10. CVE-2013-2851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2851?

CVE-2013-2851 has a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2851?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2851 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-2851 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-2851

Medium

Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-07

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.0

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:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-134

CVE-2013-2851 is classified as CWE-134

See CWE-134 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-2851

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-06-07

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2851?

CVE-2013-2851 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10 . CVE-2013-2851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2851?

CVE-2013-2851 has a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2851?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2851 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-2851 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-2851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.