6.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2013-2596

Published: 13/04/2013 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.9 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
VMScore: 616
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Integer overflow in the fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c in the Linux kernel prior to 3.8.9, as used in a certain Motorola build of Android 4.1.2 and other products, allows local users to create a read-write memory mapping for the entirety of kernel memory, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted /dev/graphics/fb0 mmap2 system calls, as demonstrated by the Motochopper pwn program.

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linux linux_kernel

motorola android 4.1.2

Vendor Advisories

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Frame Buffer device implementation mapped kernel memory to user space via the mmap syscall A local user able to access a frame buffer device file (/dev/fb*) could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system ...