CVE-2013-1848
fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments to functions in certain circumstances related to printk input, which allows local users to conduct format-string attacks and
02 Description
fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments to functions in certain circumstances related to printk input, which allows local users to conduct format-string attacks and
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
- 0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 47.2% 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
- 2013-03-22 10:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 15:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-02-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 53b76cc84ea654cbe89556d034419a59fc44a25d9aa661c6ec865dcd0ab48452
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1812-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:176http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1051http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0928http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1809-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1814-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130320 CVE-2013-1848 -- Linux kernel: ext3: format string issueshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/8
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1813-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0925http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920783
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1026http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1811-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.2.41-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.2.41-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.2.41-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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