CVE-2013-2128 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5