Kernel: fanotify: info leak in copy_event_to_user
Published Jun 7, 2013
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.9.4
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9.0
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1264
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1264 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This issue affects the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 27.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 27.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 21.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2148 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971258 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2148
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2148
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2148 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971258 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2148 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2148 |
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