| Name | CVE-2013-0160 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2669-1 |
| NVD severity | low (attack range: local) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | wheezy | 3.2.78-1 | fixed |
| wheezy (security) | 3.2.93-1 | fixed |
| jessie | 3.16.43-2+deb8u2 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 3.16.43-2+deb8u5 | fixed |
| stretch | 4.9.51-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.30-2+deb9u5 | fixed |
| buster, sid | 4.13.4-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | 3.8.12-1 | unimportant | | |
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.41-2+deb7u2 | low | DSA-2669-1 | |
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
Minor information leak, rather a missing hardening feature than a security vulnerability.