CVE-2013-0160
The Linux kernel through 3.7.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about keystroke timing by using the inotify API on the /dev/ptmx device.
02 Description
The Linux kernel through 3.7.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about keystroke timing by using the inotify API on the /dev/ptmx device.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 53.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-02-18 02:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 14:18Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9ba1fcbb4bf9409e9007aaec4caa1deff5521239db477daa1e393bbdf055ab95
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:1187http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130107 Re: /dev/ptmx timinghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/08/3
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2129-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2128-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0395http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2013:0674http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892983
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0925http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2013:1182http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.8.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.8.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.8.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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