VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-2017

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability4.19%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2013-05-03

Last modified2026-06-16

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.