CVE-2013-1848

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Published 2013-03-22 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.2

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 possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Linux kernel Affected 4 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
3.8.2	Affected	—
3.8.1	Affected	—
3.8.0	Affected	—
—	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.2.41-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.2.41-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.2.41-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.2.41-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.2.41-1`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.