CVE-2013-2017
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.8 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.021 Low
EPSS
Percentile
89.1%
The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skbs during congestion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging lack of skb consumption in conjunction with a double-free error.
References
ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/10
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464
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7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.8 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.021 Low
EPSS
Percentile
89.1%