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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/10
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464
Scores
EPSS
0.0087
EPSS Percentile
75.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (21)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33 (9 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.7
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.8
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.33.9
... and 11 more
Published
May 03, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026