CVE-2013-2017

CVE Details

Release Date:2010-05-06

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.

See more information about CVE-2013-2017 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.4 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2013-09112013-06-11



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