7.8

CVE-2013-1059: canonical ubuntu_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2013-1059DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1059
Published 08-07-2013Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1059 is a high (CVSS 7.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6

Timeline

  1. 08-07-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

net/ceph/auth_none.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an auth_reply message that triggers an attempted build_request operation.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 4.55% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu11 products
  • linux< 3.11.0-12.19 | < 4.2.0-16.19
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
  • linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
  • linux-goldfish< 3.4.0-4.27
  • linux-hwe< 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 3.10.1-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 3.0.86 | ≥ 3.1, < 3.2.49 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.53 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.9.10 | 3.10

4 vendors · 14 products

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