CVE-2013-4162
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CVE-2013-4162
The udp_v6_push_pending_frames function in net/ipv6/udp.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 makes an incorrect function call for pending data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via a crafted application that uses the UDP_CORK option in a setsockopt system call.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
July 29, 2013
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2013-4162
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The udp_v6_push_pending_frames function in net/ipv6/udp.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 makes an incorrect function call for pending data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via a crafted application that uses the UDP_CORK option in a setsockopt system call.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8822b64a0fa64a5dd1dfcf837c5b0be83f8c05d1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1436.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1520.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55055
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/23/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61411
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1938-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1943-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=987627
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8822b64a0fa64a5dd1dfcf837c5b0be83f8c05d1