# CVE-2013-6763: The uio\_mmap\_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-11-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2073-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7314e613d5ff9f0934f7a0f74ed7973b903315d1
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2076-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2069-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2066-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2071-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2074-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7314e613d5ff9f0934f7a0f74ed7973b903315d1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2068-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2072-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1

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