CVE-2013-4220
Linux Kernel < 3.9.5 - Denial of Service via Exception Syndrome Register Handling
Title source: llmDescription
The bad_mode function in arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.5 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving an attempted register access that triggers an unexpected value in the Exception Syndrome Register (ESR).
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9955ac47f4ba1c95ecb6092aeaefb40a22e99268
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/08/12
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996380
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9955ac47f4ba1c95ecb6092aeaefb40a22e99268
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.9.5
Scores
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
38.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
linux/linux_kernel
3.9.0
linux/linux_kernel
3.9.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.9.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.9.3
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.9.4
Published
Aug 25, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026