CVE-2013-1828 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1828?

CVE-2013-1828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copy_from_user operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS getsockopt system call.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1828?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1828?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-1828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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
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Also known as GHSA-qrrj-44rg-hf92.