PT-2013-2218 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Tommi Rantala

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Published

2013-02-19

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Updated

2023-02-13

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CVE-2013-0290

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.8
Description The issue is related to the skb recv datagram function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly handle the MSG PEEK flag with zero-length data. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in an infinite loop and system hang, via a crafted application.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.8, update to version 3.8 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-0290
OPENSUSE-SU-2013_0951-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2013_1042-1
RHSA-2013:0622
USN-1768-1
USN-1769-1
USN-1774-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Suse