CVE-2013-2128

low-risk
Published 2013-06-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (12)

Broken Link 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=...
Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746a...
Broken Link 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=...
Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746a...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal