Is CVE-2013-2224 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2224 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2224?

CVE-2013-2224 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-2224

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free operation and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a sendmsg system call with the IP_RETOPTS option, as demonstrated by hemlock.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-3552.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-2177)
Published: July 4, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-2177 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / enterprise linux

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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