CVE-2013-6392

The genlock_dev_ioctl function in genlock.c in the Genlock driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted GENLOCK_IOC_EXPORT ioctl call.

Published: 2013-11-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-6392 is rated Low Risk (30/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6392

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.37% +0.32%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6392

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6392

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6392

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-6392 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6392
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6392
ubuntu low CVE-2013-6392 low priority: Ubuntu including 30 source packages (linux, linux-armadaxp, …), 327 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 228, not-affected 72, ignored 27. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6392

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6392

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.54 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.72 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.73 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.74 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.75 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.76 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.77 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.78 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.79 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.22 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.23 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.24 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.25 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.26 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.27 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.28 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.29 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.3 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.4 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.5 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.6 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.7 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.8 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.9 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.10 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13.1 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.14 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.14 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-6392

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