CVE-2013-2017: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 4.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.33.20; version 2.6.33 only; version 2.6.33.1 only; version 2.6.33.2 only; version 2.6.33.3 only; version 2.6.33.4 only; …

Published 2013-05-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.