CVE-2013-2148
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
CVE-2013-2148 NameCVE-2013-2148 DescriptionThe 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. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat,…
CVE-2013-2148
| Name | CVE-2013-2148 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2745-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.257-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.170-3 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.172-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.86-1 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.90-1 | fixed | |
| forky | 7.0.9-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 7.0.10-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.46-1+deb7u1 | DSA-2745-1 | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 3.9.8-1 | low | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | squeeze | (not affected) | |||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low |
Notes
[squeeze] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (fanotify introduced in 2.6.36)
Apply commands
[squeeze] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (fanotify introduced in 2.6.36)OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 3.9.3 | Affected | — |
| 3.9.2 | Affected | — |
| 3.9.1 | Affected | — |
| 3.9.0 | Affected | — |
| 3.9 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.9.8-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.9.8-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.9.8-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.9.8-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.9.8-1 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2148.html
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2148
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.