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://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968484
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2013-06-07
Updated: 2025-04-11
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.00095