CVE-2013-2128

Published: Jun 7, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 2.6.34

Related CWEs

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (12)

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 ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

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