CVE-2013-2148

Linux Kernel < 3.9.4 - Information Disclosure in fanotify_event_metadata

Title source: llm

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.

References (8)

Core 8

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1

Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971258

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26

Scores

EPSS 0.0036

EPSS Percentile 28.6%

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (6)

linux/linux_kernel 3.9 rc1 (7 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 3.9.0

linux/linux_kernel 3.9.1

linux/linux_kernel 3.9.2

linux/linux_kernel 3.9.3

linux/linux_kernel < 3.9.4

Published Jun 07, 2013

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026