CVE-2013-6432

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly interact with read system calls on ping sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging unspecified privileges to execute a crafted application.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 9, 2013
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-6432: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix