VulnerabilityModified
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…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 information from kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify descriptor.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971258
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971258
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.