Tracker / CVE-2013-0290
CVE-2013-0290
Medium 4.9
The __skb_recv_datagram function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8 does not properly handle the MSG_PEEK flag with zero-length data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted application.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 3.7.9 |
Analysis
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