CVE-2013-0160

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2013-02-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

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.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 3.0-rc1, 3.0-rc2, 3.0-rc3, 3.0-rc4, 3.0-rc5, 3.0-rc6 (+165)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/08/3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892983
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html

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