kernel: fs: filp leak on ro filesystem
Published Jul 16, 2013
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
A certain Red Hat patch to the do_filp_open function in fs/namei.c in the kernel package before 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle failure to obtain write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to a filesystem that is mounted read-only.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0911
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0911 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux MRG 2. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via RHSA-2013:0911 (https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0911.html). Upstream is not affected.
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 22.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 23.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00039) | 8.58th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2188 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975406 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2188
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2188
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2188 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975406 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2188 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2188 |
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