VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2013-1848

medium
Published 2013-03-22 · Modified 2026-04-29
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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
6.2

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact
OSVersionStatusFixed in
linux linux-kernelaffected
linux linux-kernel3.8.0affected
linux linux-kernel3.8.1affected
linux linux-kernel3.8.2affected
debian debianbookwormfixed3.2.41-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.2.41-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.2.41-1
debian debiansidfixed3.2.41-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.2.41-1

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.