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CVE-2013-2128
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.37%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130529 Re: CVE request: Linux kernel: net: oops from tcp_collapse() when using splice(2) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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