CVE - CVE-2013-2017

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-2017	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:[oss-security] 20130429 Re: CVE request -- Linux kernel: veth: double-free in case of congestion URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/10 MISC:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 URL:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867 MISC:https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464 URL:https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130219	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130219)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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