CVE-2013-2148

CVE Details

Release Date:

2013-06-03

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.

See more information about CVE-2013-2148 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-26.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3002	2014-02-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3002	2014-02-11

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