CVE-2013-7446

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-7446
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-28 11:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to bypass intended AF_UNIX socket permissions or cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted epoll_ctl calls.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2001-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2010-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2005-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2890-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
LKML: Peter Zijlstra: eventpoll __list_del_entry corruption (was: perf: use after free in perf_remove_from_context) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit
USN-2888-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2007-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2003-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0746-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1995-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0756-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0751-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0754-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2014-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0752-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
LKML: Linus Torvalds: Re: epoll oops. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit
USN-2886-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
grsecurity forums • View topic - Consul triggering Kernel crash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 forums.grsecurity.net
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0753-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2890-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Redirecting to Google Groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request - Linux kernel - Unix sockets use after free - peer_wait_queue prematurely freed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2889-2: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Linux kernel CVE-2013-7446 Use After Free Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
unix: avoid use-after-free in ep_remove_wait_queue · torvalds/linux@7d26727 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1641-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0745-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1961-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0755-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2887-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
LKML: Mathias Krause: List corruption on epoll_ctl(EPOLL_CTL_DEL) an AF_UNIX socket af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3426-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1994-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0757-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0750-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0747-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Memory Error in peer_wait_queue() Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2002-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2890-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2009-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0749-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2889-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[PATCH net] af_unix: don't poll dead peers — Linux Network Development af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.spinics.net Exploit
Bug 1282688 – CVE-2013-7446 kernel: Unix sockets use after free - peer_wait_queue prematurely freed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2011-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2006-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2000-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2887-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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