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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-2597-code-aurora-acdb-audio-driver-stack-based-buffer-overflow  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-09-15. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-2597 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.4 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-09-15

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c within the Code Aurora ACDB audio driver. Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by providing a large size value in an ioctl argument via /dev/msm_acdb access.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-2597 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2013-2597 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 15 September 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2013-2597?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.4, published 15 September 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices; Linux Foundation Linux Kernel 2.6.x, 3.x.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-2597?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2013-2597 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-2597?** Check whether you run Code Aurora Forum ACDB Audio Driver. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices
- Linux Foundation Linux Kernel 2.6.x, 3.x

## Timeline

- 2014-08-31: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2022-09-15: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-09-15: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild in advisory metadata