CVE-2013-4516
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12...
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
- Record
CVE-2013-4516- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
- Record
CVE-2013-4516- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4376 No score
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4376- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h9x-6pf8-f93x No score
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12...
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
- Record
GHSA-6h9x-6pf8-f93x- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
- Record
CVE-2013-4516- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4516 No score
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4516- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4516 No score
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4516- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4516 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Linux Kernel, published November 12, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.12-1.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2073-1
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8b33654b1e3b0c74d4a1fed041c9aae50b3c427
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22
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git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8b33654b1e3b0c74d4a1fed041c9aae50b3c427
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4516
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4516
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4516
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4516