CVE-2013-2164: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The mmc_ioctl_cdrom_read_data function in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on a malfunctioning CD-ROM drive.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 3.0 only; version 3.0.1 only; version 3.0.2 only; version 3.0.3 only; version 3.0.4 only; version 3.0.5 only; …
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 5 only; version 5.0 only; version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Mrg: version 2.0 only

Published 2013-07-04. Last modified 2026-06-16.