PT-2013-3563 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Prasad Pandit · Published 2013-06-07 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2013-2148

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions through 3.9.4

Description The issue concerns the fill event metadata function in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify user.c, which fails to initialize a certain structure member. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify descriptor.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions through 3.9.4, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-2148

DSA-2745-1

RHSA-2013:1264

SUSE-RU-2015:0621-1

SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1

SUSE-SU-2015:0581-1

SUSE-SU-2015:0736-1

SUSE-SU-2015:1174-1

SUSE-SU-2015:1376-1

USN-1929-1

USN-1930-1

USN-1931-1

USN-1932-1

USN-1933-1

USN-1934-1

USN-1935-1

USN-1936-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 25

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1930-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2148 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1934-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1929-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2148 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1933-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1931-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1935-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1 · Vendor Advisory