CVE 2013-2017
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2013-2017 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1174865: CVE-2013-2017
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Saucy) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Raring) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Quantal) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1174865 | CVE-2013-2017 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
