What is CVE-2013-2017?

CVE-2013-2017 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2013-2017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2017?

CVE-2013-2017 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2017?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-2017. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-2017 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-2017

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-05-03

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2013-2017 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-2017 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/10
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957705
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39655464
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ec82562ffc6f297d0de36d65776cff8e5704867
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-2017

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-05-03

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2017?

CVE-2013-2017 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2013-2017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2017?

CVE-2013-2017 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2017?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-2017. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-2017 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-2017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.