CVE-2013-2148
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CVE-2013-2148
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.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
June 7, 2013
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2013-2148
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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