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CVE-2013-1848

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1848 is a format-string vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 3.8.4, within the fs/ext3/super.c component. This flaw allows local users to conduct format-string attacks, potentially leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with high attack complexity. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0058 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.114.1.openstack.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.14.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-220.39.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1848Low

kernel: ext3: format string issues

Mar 18, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc
ExploitPatch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/8
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1809-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1811-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1812-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1813-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1814-1