The fill_event_metadata function in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify descriptor.
CVE-2013-2148
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 27.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 7, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (16)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971258
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/26
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1929-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1436-omap4 (3.2.0-1436.55) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-29-generic (3.8.0-29.42~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-52-virtual (3.2.0-52.78) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-39-omap (3.5.0-39.60) @ quantal | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-29-generic (3.8.0-29.42) @ raring | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-231-omap4 (3.5.0-231.47) @ quantal | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-231-omap4 (3.5.0-231.47) @ raring | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-39-generic (3.5.0-39.60~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt | 2013-09-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
All Vendor Advisories
(9)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1264LOW2013-06-03
RHSA-2013:1264 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-1929-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-1930-1LOW
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1931-1LOW
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1932-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1933-1LOW
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1934-1LOW
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1935-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1936-1LOW
Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
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- 2026-05-28 23:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-28 23:43 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-28 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-28 14:36 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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