CVE-2013-2597

HIGH KEV

Linux kernel 2.6.x-3.x - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2013-2597 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added September 15, 2022. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including fi01.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the ACDB audio driver (CVE-2013-2597) by crafting a malicious ioctl request to overwrite memory addresses. It demonstrates arbitrary memory write capabilities, which can lead to privilege escalation or code execution.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 12 stars
by fi01 · remote
https://github.com/fi01/libmsm_acdb_exploit

This PoC exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the ACDB audio driver (CVE-2013-2597) by crafting a malicious ioctl request to overwrite memory addresses. It demonstrates arbitrary memory write capabilities, which can lead to privilege escalation or code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Qualcomm msm_acdb audio driver (specific versions affected by CVE-2013-2597)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device · Presence of vulnerable msm_acdb driver · Ability to open /dev/msm_acdb
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4
EPSS 0.0610
EPSS Percentile 91.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2022-09-15
VulnCheck KEV 2022-09-15
InTheWild.io 2015-12-04
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2013-2539
CWE
CWE-121
Status published
Products (50)
codeaurora/android-msm 2.6.29
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.54
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.55
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.56
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.57
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.58
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.59
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.60
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.61
codeaurora/android-msm 3.2.62
... and 40 more
Published Aug 31, 2014
KEV Added Sep 15, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026