CVE-2013-4348
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.1
Description
The skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a small value in the IHL field of a packet with IPIP encapsulation.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
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 | 3.11.6-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.11.6-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.11.6-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.11.6-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.11.6-2 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.54 | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 13.10 | affected | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007939
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=6f092343855a71e03b8d209815d8c45bf3a27fcd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4348
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.