Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-0160
Published: February 18, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43086
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0160
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The Linux kernel through 3.7.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about keystroke timing by using the inotify API on the /dev/ptmx device.
Affected software
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux
SUSE Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0160
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/08/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892983