CVE-2013-3301 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2013-3301?

CVE-2013-3301 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3301?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Mrg, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3301?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-3301 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3301 exists.

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

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3301, GHSA-c2pp-ff3q-qvxc.