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CVE-2013-1928

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1928 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the do_video_set_spu_palette function, affecting various Linux distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A missing error check allows a local attacker to potentially leak sensitive data from kernel stack memory via a crafted ioctl call on a /dev/dvb device. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity, leading to a complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely exploited or discussed vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.6.4CPE 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

4.7MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 35th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1928Low

Kernel: information leak in fs/compat_ioctl.c VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE

Oct 25, 2012

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00000.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/12176503366885edd542389eed3aaf94be163fdb
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/09/6
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1829-1