CVE-2013-2058
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not properly support a certain non-streaming option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending a large amount of network traffic through a USB/Ethernet adapter.
Find out more about CVE-2013-2058 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 Linux 6.
This issue affects the version of the kernel package as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
may address this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| 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 MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2013:1264 | 2013-09-16 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
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