CVE-2013-2058 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the Linux kernel by sending excessive network traffic through a USB/Ethernet adapter due to improper handling in the host_start function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2058?
CVE-2013-2058 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not properly support a certain non-streaming option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending a large amount of network traffic through a USB/Ethernet adapter.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2058?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2058?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-2058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2058, GHSA-2wg2-3f8r-rjg8.