September 15, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2013-2596 Linux Kernel
Linux Kernel Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-09-15- Federal due date
2022-10-06- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- EPSS
- 88.2th percentile (score 0.032, as of
2026-11-06) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2596
CISA short description
Linux kernel fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.