CVE-2013-2188

kernel: fs: filp leak on ro filesystem

Published Jul 16, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A certain Red Hat patch to the do_filp_open function in fs/namei.c in the kernel package before 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle failure to obtain write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to a filesystem that is mounted read-only.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2145 A certain Red Hat patch to the do_filp_open function in fs/namei.c in the kernel package before 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle failure to obtain write permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to a filesystem that is mounted read-only.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:27 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 16, 2013, 2:08 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:52 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 17, 2013, 12:00 AM