CVE-2013-2148 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2013-2148?

CVE-2013-2148 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Jun 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2148?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2148?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-2148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2148, GHSA-x7mq-m3ww-54m6.