What is CVE-2013-3302?

CVE-2013-3302 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2013-3302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3302?

CVE-2013-3302 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-3302?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-3302. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-3302 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-3302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2013-3302

Medium

Race condition in the smb_send_rqst function in fs/cifs/transport.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a reconnection event.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-04-29

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2013-3302 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-3302 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/2
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59064
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952260
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-3302

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 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-2013-3302?

CVE-2013-3302 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2013-3302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3302?

CVE-2013-3302 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-3302?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-3302. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-3302 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-3302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →