CVE-2013-2148
The fill_event_metadata function in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
02 Description
The fill_event_metadata function in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
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
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.3% 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
- 2013-06-07 10:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 15:27Z2 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
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 68f0458dd0b002b4de463b259e626006f14cfd8b450e3b1ff4dec96d7c8b8df3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1929-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20130603 [patch] fanotify: info leak in copy_event_to_user()http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2013:1473http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:1971http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971258
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1930-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2013:1474http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130605 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel: fanotify: info leak in copy_event_to_userhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.9.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.9.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.9.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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