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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 information from kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify descriptor.

Published

2013-06-07T14:03:19.893

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.9.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9.3 Yes
References