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CVE-2013-1848

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Description

fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments to functions in certain circumstances related to printk input, which allows local users to conduct format-string attacks and possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2013-1855

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920783

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/8

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-03-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00577

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