CVE-2013-2164

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    CVE-2013-2164

    Published: 4 Jul 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The mmc_ioctl_cdrom_read_data function in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on a malfunctioning CD-ROM drive.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c?id=050e4b8fb7cdd7096c987a9cd556029c622c7fe2, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c?id=050e4b8fb7cdd7096c987a9cd556029c622c7fe2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/10/9, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=973100, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High