What is CVE-2013-7026?

CVE-2013-7026 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2013-7026 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7026?

CVE-2013-7026 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-2013-7026?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7026. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-7026 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-7026 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-2013-7026

Medium

Multiple race conditions in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses shmctl IPC_RMID operations in conjunction with other shm system calls.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-12-09

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2013-7026 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-2013-7026 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-3.12.2
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a399b29dfbaaaf91162b2dc5a5875dd51bbfa2a1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a399b29dfbaaaf91162b2dc5a5875dd51bbfa2a1
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-7026

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-12-09

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7026?

CVE-2013-7026 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2013-7026 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7026?

CVE-2013-7026 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-2013-7026?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7026. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-7026 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-7026 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 →