Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-2206
Published: July 5, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42749
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2206
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP traffic.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2206
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f2815633504b442ca0b0605c16bf3d88a3a0fcea
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/21/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976562
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2815633504b442ca0b0605c16bf3d88a3a0fcea