CVEvulnerability

CVE-2013-1848

6.2 MEDIUM Published 2013-03-22 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2013-03-22
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.2 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 3.8.3) • linux linux kernel 3.8.0 • linux linux kernel 3.8.1 • linux linux kernel 3.8.2

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References