CVE-2013-2546: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.8.2; version 3.0 only; version 3.0.1 only; version 3.0.2 only; version 3.0.3 only; version 3.0.4 only; …
• Red Hat Enterprise Mrg: version 2.0 only

Published 2013-03-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.