Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-1928
Published: April 29, 2013 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92519
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1928
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1928
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-47.109, 3.0.0-28.45, 3.2.0-34.53, 3.5.0-21.32
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.0.0-28.45~lucid1
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.5.0-22.34~precise1
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.0.0-28.45~lucid1
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.5.0-22.34~precise1
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949567
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/09/6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.5
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12176503366885edd542389eed3aaf94be163fdb
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=12176503366885edd542389eed3aaf94be163fdb