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CVE-2013-1767

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1767 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the shmem_remount_fs function in versions prior to 3.7.10. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service (system crash) by remounting a tmpfs filesystem without the necessary mpol mount option. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high attack complexity, but there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1767Low

Kernel: tmpfs: fix use-after-free of mempolicy object

Feb 24, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/5f00110f7273f9ff04ac69a5f85bb535a4fd0987
ExploitPatch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/23
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1787-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1788-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1792-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1793-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1794-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1795-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1796-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1797-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1798-1