5.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.0%
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.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | block-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | crypto-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | fat-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | fb-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | firewire-core-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | floppy-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | fs-core-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | fs-secondary-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |
Ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | input-modules-3.8.0-27-generic-di | <Β 3.8.0-27.40~precise3 | UNKNOWN |