CVE-2013-2128

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: June 07, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34