What is CVE-2013-2896?

CVE-2013-2896 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10. CVE-2013-2896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2896?

CVE-2013-2896 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2896?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2896 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-2896 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-2896

Medium

drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_NTRIG is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-09-16

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

12 total

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=137772189314633&w=1
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-2896

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-09-16

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2896?

CVE-2013-2896 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 . CVE-2013-2896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2896?

CVE-2013-2896 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2896?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2896 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-2896 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-2896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.