SB2013110408 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: November 4, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013110408
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2058)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not properly support a certain non-streaming option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending a large amount of network traffic through a USB/Ethernet adapter.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=929473ea05db455ad88cdc081f2adc556b8dc48f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/05/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=959210
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/929473ea05db455ad88cdc081f2adc556b8dc48f