CVE-2013-2597: Code Aurora ACDB Audio Driver Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

Code Aurora ACDB Audio Driver Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vendor

Code Aurora

Product

ACDB Audio Driver

Added to the catalog

2022-09-15

Due date for US federal agencies

2022-10-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Catalog version

2026.10.30

The Code Aurora audio calibration database (acdb) audio driver contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. Code Aurora is used in third-party products such as Qualcomm and Android.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://web.archive.org/web/20161226013354/https:/www.codeaurora.org/news/security-advisories/stack-based-buffer-overflow-acdb-audio-driver-cve-2013-2597
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2597

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2014-08-31T10:55:03.753

Last modified

2026-06-16T23:53:41.697

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other, CWE-121

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

References

• https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/stack-based-buffer-overflow-acdb-audio-driver-cve-2013-2597 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
• https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/stack-based-buffer-overflow-acdb-audio-driver-cve-2013-2597 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2597 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

mitre

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2014-08-31T10:00:00.000Z

Updated

2025-10-22T00:05:36.666Z

Problem types

n/a

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

References

• https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/stack-based-buffer-overflow-acdb-audio-driver-cve-2013-2597

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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