CVE-2013-0160
Published: 17 February 2013
The Linux kernel through 3.7.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about keystroke timing by using the inotify API on the /dev/ptmx device.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify is used to monitor the /dev/ptmx device. A local user could exploit this flaw to discover keystroke timing and potentially discover sensitive information like password length.
Notes
Author | Note |
---|---|
apw | the spender sidechannel patch above may not be generally applicable but I include it for completeness. |
henrix | commit b0de59b5733d18b0d1974a060860a8b5c1b36a2e is not sufficient to fix the CVE because an application doesn't have to read atime/mtime (as is the case for the PoC). The 2 additional commits fix a regression and mark the shared ptmx node as un-notifiable (which will cause additional problems to backport them to Lucid, as it doesn't have this feature) |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-57.119)
|
|
oneiric |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
precise |
Released
(3.2.0-48.74)
|
|
quantal |
Released
(3.5.0-34.55)
|
|
raring |
Ignored
(was pending [3.8.0-25.37] now end-of-life)
|
|
saucy |
Not vulnerable
(3.9.0-1.5)
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Not vulnerable
(3.13.0-24.46)
|
|
vivid |
Not vulnerable
(3.16.0-23.31)
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.19.0-15.15)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-21.37)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-22.24)
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
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linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was released [3.2.0-1621.32])
|
|
quantal |
Released
(3.5.0-1616.24)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-362.75)
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life, does not affect buildd)
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.20)
|
|
vivid |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.23)
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.24)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.27)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.27)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.27)
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was released [3.5.0-34.55~precise1])
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was released [3.8.0-25.37~precise1])
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was not-affected [3.11.0-13.20~precise2])
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
(3.13.0-24.46~precise1)
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
oneiric |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1008.12)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1009.10)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1013.15)
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1029.32)
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was released [3.2.0-1433.44])
|
|
quantal |
Released
(3.5.0-226.39)
|
|
raring |
Released
(3.5.0-226.39)
|
|
saucy |
Not vulnerable
(3.5.0-226.39)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Released
(3.10~rc1)
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utopic |
Does not exist
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vivid |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0160
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07
- http://vladz.devzero.fr/013_ptmx-timing.php
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sidechannel.diff
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1878-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1879-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1880-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1881-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1882-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1883-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2128-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2129-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1916-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian