CVE-2013-2094
Is CVE-2013-2094 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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signals
public sources
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
cisa ssvc
CISA Vulnrichment · assessed
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- low impact → Track
- medium impact → Attend
- high impact → Act
Track: normal patch cycle · Track*: watch closely · Attend: patch sooner · Act: patch now. About SSVC ↗
public exploits
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baseline read
auto · not a community verdict
Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
Published · Added to CISA KEV (3411 days after publication)
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timeline
- CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
- Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
- Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
- Published by NVD
Score and exploit changes tracked since .
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Field notes & remediation
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- 0
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Linux kernel fails to check all 64 bits of attr.config passed by user space, resulting to out-of-bounds access of the perf_swevent_enabled array in sw_perf_event_destroy(). Explotation allows for privilege escalation. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-09-15) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~48%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
- 0
Required action for Linux Kernel: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-10-06. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.
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