CVE-2013-4737

critical
Published 2014-02-15 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

The CONFIG_STRICT_MEMORY_RWX implementation for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly consider certain memory sections, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the presence of RWX memory at a fixed location.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4737

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/configstrictmemoryrwx-not-strictly-enforced-cve-2013-4737

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debianforkyfixed0
debian debiansidfixed0
debian debiantrixiefixed0

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.