VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-2128

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-06-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references