CVE-2013-6432 REJECTED

The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly interact with read system calls on ping sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging unspecified privileges to execute a crafted application.

EPSS 0.04% · 12.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.04%
12.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.12.0-2.7, 3.12.0-3.8, 3.12.0-3.9
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0

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