CVE-2013-1772 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1772?

CVE-2013-1772 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Feb 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The log_prefix function in kernel/printk.c in the Linux kernel 3.x before 3.4.33 does not properly remove a prefix string from a syslog header, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) by leveraging /dev/kmsg write access and triggering a call_console_drivers function call.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1772?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1772?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-1772 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1772, GHSA-58hg-m3wr-hj5r.