PT-2013-3504 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Martín Ferrari · Published 2013-05-03 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2013-2017

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.34

Description The issue concerns the veth driver in the Linux kernel, which does not properly manage skbs during congestion. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, by exploiting the lack of skb consumption in conjunction with a double-free error.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.34, update to version 2.6.34 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CESA-2013_0911

CVE-2013-2017

RHSA-2013:0911

RHSA-2013_0911

Affected Products

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2017 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-0911.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705 · Note
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464 · Note
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/10 · Note