What is CVE-2013-3301?

CVE-2013-3301 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2013-3301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3301?

CVE-2013-3301 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-3301?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-3301. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-3301 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-3301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-3301

High

The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-04-29

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-3301 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.8

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/1

Mailing List
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952197

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6a76f8c0ab19f215af2a3442870eeb5f0e81998d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-3301

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-04-29

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-3301?

CVE-2013-3301 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2013-3301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3301?

CVE-2013-3301 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-3301?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-3301. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-3301 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-3301 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.