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CVE-2013-2094

HIGH8.4
CISA KEV

Published 2013-05-14 · Updated 2026-06-16 · Source secalert@redhat.com

Summary

CVE-2013-2094 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 15, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by October 6, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Linux has 32 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 2 of them linked to ransomware.

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Description

The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-189

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Linux — Kernel

Name: Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Date added: 2022-09-15 · Due: 2022-10-06

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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