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CVE-2013-4299

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-4299 is an interpretation conflict vulnerability in the Linux kernel's device mapper snapshot driver (dm-snap-persistent.c) affecting Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious mapping to a snapshot block device, potentially leading to information disclosure or data modification. With a CVSS score of 6.0, it is considered a medium severity vulnerability requiring authenticated access and moderate attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0381 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 1,428 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, 0.1 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.123.4.openstack.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-371.1.2.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.23.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-220.45.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-279.37.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-279.39.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.8.13-rt14.25.el6rt
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 5.9Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-4299Moderate

kernel: dm: dm-snapshot data leak

Oct 16, 2013

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
ExploitPatch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1436.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1449.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1450.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1519.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1520.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1860.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/e9c6a182649f4259db704ae15a91ac820e63b0ca
ExploitPatch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2015-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2016-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2040-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2041-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2042-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2043-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2044-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2045-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2046-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2049-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2050-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2066-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2067-1
Third Party Advisory