CVE-2013-2232

Public Exploit

Description

The ip6_sk_dst_check function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by using an AF_INET6 socket for a connection to an IPv4 interface.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1943-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/02/5 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a963a37d384d71ad43b3e9e79d68d42fbe0901f3
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1938-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html vendor advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2 patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a963a37d384d71ad43b3e9e79d68d42fbe0901f3 patch exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2232?
CVE-2013-2232 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2232?
To fix CVE-2013-2232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2232 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2232 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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