CVE-2013-2898 Information disclosure in n/a
A local attacker with physical access can read sensitive kernel memory by connecting a crafted HID sensor device to a Linux system with the sensor hub driver enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2898?
CVE-2013-2898 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_SENSOR_HUB is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted device.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2898?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-2898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2898, GHSA-566v-9345-g5hf.