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CVE-2013-2141

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-2141 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 3.8.9. A flaw in the do_tkill function allows local users to extract sensitive data from kernel memory by making crafted tkill or tgkill system calls. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access to achieve a partial impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.8.8CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0059 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 2,096 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 0.6 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 (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-348.18.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.1.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-2141Low

Kernel: signal: information leak in tkill/tgkill

Apr 17, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1801.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/55055
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/b9e146d8eb3b9ecae5086d373b50fa0c1f3e7f0f
ExploitPatch
debian.org / security/2013/dsa-2766
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/10
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1899-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1900-1