CVE-2013-1848

fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments to functions in certain circumstances related to printk input, which allows local users to conduct format-string attacks and possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.

Date published : 2013-03-22

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8d0c2d10dd72c5292eda7a06231056a4c972e4cc

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4