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.
                
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                Published : 2013-05-03 11:57
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-2017
Mitre link : CVE-2013-2017
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-2017
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Products Affected
                linux
- linux_kernel
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-399
                        
            Resource Management Errors
