Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4220
CVE-2013-4220
Description
The bad_mode function in arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.5 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving an attempted register access that triggers an unexpected value in the Exception Syndrome Register (ESR).
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*range: <=3.9.4
- Range: <3.9.5
Patches
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