SB2013072913 - Resource management error in Linux kernel 

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SB2013072913 - Resource management error in Linux kernel

Published: July 29, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013072913
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4162)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The udp_v6_push_pending_frames function in net/ipv6/udp.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 makes an incorrect function call for pending data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via a crafted application that uses the UDP_CORK option in a setsockopt system call.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References