Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-2224
A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free operation and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a sendmsg system call with the IP_RETOPTS option, as demonstrated by hemlock.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-3552.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2013-2224
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2224
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-2224
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.9
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
|
10.0
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2013-2224
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1450.html
RHSA-2013:1450 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/30/7
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Kernel 2.6.32+ IP_RETOPTS Buffer Poisoning DoS
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html
RHSA-2013:1166 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979936
979936 – (CVE-2013-2224) CVE-2013-2224 kernel: net: IP_REPOPTS invalid free
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html
RHSA-2013:1173 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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