CVE-2013-4220

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

25/08/2013

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

The bad_mode function in arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.5 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving an attempted register access that triggers an unexpected value in the Exception Syndrome Register (ESR).

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

4.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::arm64:*		3.9.4 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0::::::arm64:
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.1::::::arm64:
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.2::::::arm64:
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.3::::::arm64:

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::arm64:*		3.9.4 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0::::::arm64:
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.1::::::arm64:
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.2::::::arm64:
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.3::::::arm64:

CVE-2013-4220

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools