Is CVE-2013-6383 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-6383 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6383?

CVE-2013-6383 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-6383

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

The aac_compat_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.8 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted ioctl call.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.5% (43th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-6208)
Published: November 27, 2013
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6208 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f856567b930dfcdbc3323261bf77240ccdde01f5(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0100.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.8(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/22/5(Mailing List)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2066-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2068-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2069-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2071-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2072-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2073-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2074-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2076-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2107-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2108-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033530(Issue Tracking)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f856567b930dfcdbc3323261bf77240ccdde01f5(Patch)

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

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