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Medium
CVE-2013-1848
fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920783
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 22nd, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.