{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2013-05-03T11:57:45Z",
  "id": "CVE-2013-2017",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/10"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464"
    }
  ]
}