Linux Kernel up to 2.6.33.20 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2017. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The issue has been introduced in 02/24/2010. The weakness was disclosed 05/03/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2017 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1164 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66887 (CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2013:0911)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121410 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2013:0911)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66887), SecurityFocus (BID 59549†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39388†). The entries VDB-5655, VDB-9110, VDB-9111 and VDB-9561 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 66887
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2013:0911)
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OpenVAS ID: 881747
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2013:0911 centos6
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867

Timelineinfo

02/24/2010 🔍
02/19/2013 +1091 days 🔍
04/29/2013 +69 days 🔍
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04/30/2013 +1 days 🔍
05/03/2013 +3 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +690 days 🔍
01/02/2022 +2476 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0911
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64082

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SecurityFocus: 59549 - Linux Kernel Virtual Ethernet Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39388 - Linux Kernel 2.6.33-x Double-Free Error in Virtual Ethernet Driver Allows Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/02/2022 14:49
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 04/28/2017 10:06 (7), 01/02/2022 14:46 (5), 01/02/2022 14:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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