CVE-2013-2017 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2013-2017

The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel...

Vulnerability Description

The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skbs during congestion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging lack of skb consumption in conjunction with a double-free error.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.33, 2.6.33.1, 2.6.33.2, 2.6.33.3, 2.6.33.4, 2.6.33.5, 2.6.33.6, 2.6.33.7, 2.6.33.8, 2.6.33.9, 2.6.33.10, 2.6.33.11, 2.6.33.12, 2.6.33.13, 2.6.33.14, 2.6.33.15, 2.6.33.16, 2.6.33.17, 2.6.33.18, 2.6.33.19

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.