CVE-2013-2017
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2013-2017 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0911 | 2013-06-10 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Atzm WATANABE of Stratosphere Inc. for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation