The tcp_read_sock function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skb consumption, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted splice system call for a TCP socket.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
Source: MITRE
Published: 2013-06-07
Updated: 2023-02-13
Type: CWE-400
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM