VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-0290
The __skb_recv_datagram function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8 does not properly handle the MSG_PEEK flag with zero-length data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The __skb_recv_datagram function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8 does not properly handle the MSG_PEEK flag with zero-length data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted application.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77c1090f94d1b0b5186fb13a1b71b47b1343f87f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.8.bz2Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911473
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77c1090f94d1b0b5186fb13a1b71b47b1343f87fPatch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77c1090f94d1b0b5186fb13a1b71b47b1343f87f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.8.bz2Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911473
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77c1090f94d1b0b5186fb13a1b71b47b1343f87fPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.