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title: "CVE-2013-3302\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-3302?format=md
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# CVE-2013-3302

Publication date 29 April 2013

Last updated 4 July 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Race condition in the smb\_send\_rqst function in fs/cifs/transport.c in the
Linux kernel before 3.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service
(NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other
impact via vectors involving a reconnection event.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-3302?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux | 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| linux-2.6 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-armadaxp | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-ec2 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-fsl-imx51 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-linaro-omap | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-linaro-shared | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-linaro-vexpress | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-lts-backport-maverick | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-lts-backport-oneiric | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-lts-quantal | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-lts-raring | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-mvl-dove | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-qcm-msm | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-ti-omap4 | 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-3302?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [henrix](https://launchpad.net/~henrix)

Only 3.7+ kernels are affected.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| linux | * Introduced by   [6f49f46](https://git.kernel.org/linus/6f49f46b187df34539f1e5df2469b8a541897700),   fixed by   [ea702b8](https://git.kernel.org/linus/ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3302)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3302)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-3302)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-3302)

### Other references

* <https://git.kernel.org/linus/ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe>
* <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe>
* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952260>
* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/2>
* <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2>
* <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3302>
