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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Broken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746aePatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Broken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746aePatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 7, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified