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CVE-2013-2188 json

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 L…

published 2013-07-16 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-2145

cvss
4.7
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0911

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-2188 updated cvss 4.7

kernel: fs: filp leak on ro filesystem

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0911
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.7 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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