CVE-2013-1848

Summary

CVECVE-2013-1848
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-03-22 11:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionfs/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.8.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-1809-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
ext3: Fix format string issues · torvalds/linux@8d0c2d1 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:176 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
USN-1812-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-1814-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
USN-1813-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - CVE-2013-1848 -- Linux kernel: ext3: format string issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
920783 – (CVE-2013-1848) CVE-2013-1848 kernel: ext3: format string issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0925-1: important: kernel: security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-1811-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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