The crypto_report_one function in crypto/crypto_user.c in the report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect length value during a copy operation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
CVE-2013-2548
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 30.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 15, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic (3.5.0-27.46~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-27-powerpc64-smp (3.5.0-27.46) @ quantal | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-222-omap4 (3.5.0-222.33) @ quantal | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1429-omap4 (3.2.0-1429.38) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-40-highbank (3.2.0-40.64) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt | 2013-05-20 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0829LOW2013-02-05
RHSA-2013:0829 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-1793-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1794-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1795-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1796-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1797-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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- 2026-05-29 00:36 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-29 00:36 UTCVendor advisory
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