SB2013110401 - Resource management error in Linux kernel
Published: November 4, 2013 Updated: March 6, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013110401
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4348)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a small value in the IHL field of a packet with IPIP encapsulation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.