5.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
The __skb_recv_datagram function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8 does not properly handle the MSG_PEEK flag with zero-length data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted application.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77c1090f94d1b0b5186fb13a1b71b47b1343f87f
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.8.bz2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911473
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77c1090f94d1b0b5186fb13a1b71b47b1343f87f