CVE-2013-2148 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 0.06% · 17.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.06%
17.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish0, 3.4.0-4.24, 3.4.0-4.26
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0

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