VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-4348

The skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a small value in the IHL field of a packet with IPIP encapsulation.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 9.41%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS: 9.41% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-399
Affected: linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007939Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=6f092343855a71e03b8d209815d8c45bf3a27fcdExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007939Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=6f092343855a71e03b8d209815d8c45bf3a27fcdExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.