What is CVE-2013-7445?

CVE-2013-7445 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2013-7445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7445?

CVE-2013-7445 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7445?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7445. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-7445 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-7445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-7445

High

The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) objects, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an application that processes graphics data, as demonstrated by JavaScript code that creates many CANVAS elements for rendering by Chrome or Firefox.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-10-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2013-7445 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-2013-7445 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60533

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-7445

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-10-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7445?

CVE-2013-7445 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2013-7445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7445?

CVE-2013-7445 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7445?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7445. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-7445 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-7445 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.