What is CVE-2013-6123?

CVE-2013-6123 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2013-6123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6123?

CVE-2013-6123 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-6123?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-6123. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-6123 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-6123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-6123

Medium

Multiple array index errors in drivers/media/video/msm/server/msm_cam_server.c in the MSM camera driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to gain privileges by leveraging camera device-node access, related to the (1) msm_ctrl_cmd_done, (2) msm_ioctl_server, and (3) msm_server_send_ctrl functions.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-01-14

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

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:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2013-6123 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability

What is Improper Input Validation?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-6123 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90505
Codeaurora
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/out-bounds-array-access-camera-driver-cve-2013-6123

Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://www.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm/commit/?id=60e4af06161d91d5aeaa04c7d6e9f4345a6acdd4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://www.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la//kernel/msm/commit/?id=7beb04ea945a7178e61d935918d3cb152996b558
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-6123

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-01-14

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6123?

CVE-2013-6123 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2013-6123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6123?

CVE-2013-6123 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-6123?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-6123. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-6123 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-6123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. View CWE-20 on MITRE CWE →