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
89.0%
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.
marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=127310770900442&w=3
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-2017
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2017
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2017
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2017