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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-06-07T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.980Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-2148

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-06-07T14:03:19.893

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:42:57.963

Link: CVE-2013-2148

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2148 - Bugzilla