CVE-2013-2128

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    CVE-2013-2128

    Published: 7 Jun 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484, http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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