CVE-2013-1774 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1774?

CVE-2013-1774 is a medium-severity 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 chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1774?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Mrg.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1774?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1774 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

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1774, GHSA-qw67-7w8x-89v6.