UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0160
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
Upstream
Published: 17 Feb 2013, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:17
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100 CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
17 Feb 2013, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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 Systems
- ubuntu•linux
< 3.11.0-12.19 | < 4.2.0-16.19
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 4.4.0-1003.3
- ubuntu•linux-goldfish
< 3.4.0-4.27
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic
< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
- ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid
< 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-wily
< 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
< 4.2.0-1013.19
- ubuntu•linux-snapdragon
< 4.4.0-1012.12
References (14)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0160
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07
- http://vladz.devzero.fr/013_ptmx-timing.php
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sidechannel.diff
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1878-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1879-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1880-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1881-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1882-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1883-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2128-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2129-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1916-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0160