What is CVE-2013-6392?

CVE-2013-6392 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2013-6392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6392?

CVE-2013-6392 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-6392?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-6392. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-6392 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-6392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-6392

Medium

The genlock_dev_ioctl function in genlock.c in the Genlock driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted GENLOCK_IOC_EXPORT ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-11-30

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2013-6392 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-6392 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/25/4
Kernel patch commit
https://www.codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/drivers/base/genlock.c?id=e3c43027bdb59f03eec7ead0a01c77e4bf801625&h=jb_3.2.3
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-6392

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-11-30

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6392?

CVE-2013-6392 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2013-6392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6392?

CVE-2013-6392 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-6392?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-6392. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-6392 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-6392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.