CVE-2013-2017
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.8
VIR risk
7.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2017
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | affected | | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.3 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.4 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.5 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.6 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.7 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.19 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.6.34-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.6.34-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.6.34-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.6.34-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.6.34-1 |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.8 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.9 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.10 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.11 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.12 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.13 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.14 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.15 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.16 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.17 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.33.18 | affected | |
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2017
CWEs
CWE-399
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.