CVE-2013-2147

Description

The HP Smart Array controller disk-array driver and Compaq SMART2 controller disk-array driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 do not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via (1) a crafted IDAGETPCIINFO command for a /dev/ida device, related to the ida_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/cpqarray.c or (2) a crafted CCISS_PASSTHRU32 command for a /dev/cciss device, related to the cciss_ioctl32_passthru function in drivers/block/cciss.c.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2015-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/05/25 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1996-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1994-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1997-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971242
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2016-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2020-1 vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/127 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2017-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2023-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2050-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1999-1 vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/131 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2147?
CVE-2013-2147 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2147?
To fix CVE-2013-2147, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2147 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2147 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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