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CVE-2013-2597

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-09-15 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2014-08-31
  • WeaknessCWE-121

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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2014-08-3110:55CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-09-15Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-09-15Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-09-15Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-05-0103:55SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Codeaurora android-msm
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.6= 2.6.29no fix published
3.2= 3.2.54no fix published
3.2= 3.2.55no fix published
3.2= 3.2.56no fix published
3.2= 3.2.57no fix published
3.2= 3.2.58no fix published
3.2= 3.2.59no fix published
3.2= 3.2.60no fix published
3.2= 3.2.61no fix published
3.2= 3.2.62no fix published
3.4= 3.4.72no fix published
3.4= 3.4.73no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-10-06

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedfi01/libmsm_acdb_exploit
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-09-15
Patch Due Date
2022-10-06
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2014-08-31
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2597?

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

Is CVE-2013-2597 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-2597 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-10-06.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2597?

CVE-2013-2597 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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