CVE-2013-0160: Infoleak
First published: Tue Jan 08 2013(Updated: )
A security flaw was found in the way "/dev/ptmx", a character device used to create a pseudo-terminal master (PTM) and slave (PTS) pair, of the Linux kernel, used to transmit data through the PTM when a keystroke was pressed. An unprivileged, local user could use this flaw to determine inter-keystroke timing (measure latency between keystrokes), possibly allowing them to determine effective length of an password being typed in. References: [1] <a href="http://vladz.devzero.fr/013_ptmx-timing.php">http://vladz.devzero.fr/013_ptmx-timing.php</a> [2] <a href="http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~dawnsong/papers/ssh-timing.pdf">http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~dawnsong/papers/ssh-timing.pdf</a> [3] <a href="http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/5">http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/5</a> [4] <a href="https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797175">https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797175</a> Reproducers: [5] <a href="http://vladz.devzero.fr/svn/codes/PoC/ptmx-keystroke-latency.c">http://vladz.devzero.fr/svn/codes/PoC/ptmx-keystroke-latency.c</a> (to display latency between keystrokes) [6] <a href="http://vladz.devzero.fr/svn/codes/PoC/ptmx-su-pwdlen.sh">http://vladz.devzero.fr/svn/codes/PoC/ptmx-su-pwdlen.sh</a> (to determine password length) This issue was found by researcher with nickname vladz.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0-rc1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0-rc2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0-rc3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0-rc4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0-rc5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0-rc6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0-rc7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.8 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.9 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.10 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.11 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.12 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.13 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.14 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.15 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.16 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.17 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.18 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.19 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.20 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.21 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.22 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.23 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.24 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.25 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.26 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.27 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.28 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.29 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.30 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.31 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.32 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.33 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.34 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.35 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.36 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.37 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.38 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.39 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.40 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.41 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.42 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.43 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.0.44 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1-rc1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1-rc2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1-rc3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1-rc4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.8 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.9 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.1.10 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2-rc2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2-rc3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2-rc4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2-rc5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2-rc6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2-rc7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.8 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.9 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.10 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.11 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.12 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.13 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.14 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.15 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.16 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.17 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.18 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.19 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.20 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.21 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.22 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.23 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.24 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.25 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.26 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.27 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.28 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.29 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.2.30 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3-rc1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3-rc2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3-rc3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3-rc4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3-rc5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3-rc6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3-rc7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.3.8 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4-rc1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4-rc2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4-rc3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4-rc4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4-rc5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4-rc6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4-rc7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.8 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.9 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.10 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.11 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.12 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.13 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.14 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.15 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.16 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.17 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.18 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.19 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.20 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.21 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.22 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.23 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.4.24 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.5.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.5.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.5.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.5.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.5.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.5.6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.5.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.6.9 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.6.10 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.6.11 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.1 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.2 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.3 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.4 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.5 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.6 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.7 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.8 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | =3.7.9 | |
| debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.115-1 6.1.119-1 6.11.10-1 6.12.5-1 |
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Reference Links
- 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
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-0160
- http://vladz.devzero.fr/013_ptmx-timing.php
- http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~dawnsong/papers/ssh-timing.pdf
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/5
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797175
- http://vladz.devzero.fr/svn/codes/PoC/ptmx-keystroke-latency.c
- http://vladz.devzero.fr/svn/codes/PoC/ptmx-su-pwdlen.sh
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=674721
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=674721&action=edit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=674722
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=674722&action=edit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0160
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0160
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0160
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0160
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