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

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2013-03-22

Updated: 2014-02-07

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

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

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 1.9

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.8.3 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (17 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
78964RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:1026)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
78963RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0928)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
76660RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2013:0829)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
75012openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0824-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
74985openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0923-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
70222Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2013-218)NessusAmazon Linux Local Security Checks
medium
69942Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (ELSA-2013-2546)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
68945Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130716)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
medium
68940CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2013:1051)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
medium
68921RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:1051)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
68920Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2013-1051)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
medium
68855Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security (ELSA-2013-2525)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
66975Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2013:176)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
high
66344SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7667 / 7669 / 7675)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
66302Ubuntu 12.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1813-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
66292Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-1812-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
66291Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1809-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high