Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.7/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=929473ea05db455ad88cdc081f2adc556b8dc48f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/05/2Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=959210Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/929473ea05db455ad88cdc081f2adc556b8dc48fExploit, Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=929473ea05db455ad88cdc081f2adc556b8dc48f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/05/2Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=959210Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/929473ea05db455ad88cdc081f2adc556b8dc48fExploit, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 4, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified