{"cve":"CVE-2013-2546","nvd":{"published":"2013-03-15T20:55:08.600","modified":"2026-06-16T23:53:36.263","status":"Modified","description":"The report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect C library function for copying strings, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel","redhat:enterprise_mrg"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-2546","score":0.00386,"percentile":0.3275,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}