CVE-2013-2128
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The tcp_read_sock function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skb consumption, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted splice system call for a TCP socket.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.6.35-1~experimental.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.6.35-1~experimental.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.6.35-1~experimental.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.6.35-1~experimental.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.6.35-1~experimental.1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 2.6.34 |
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=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2128
CWEs
CWE-400
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