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CVE-2013-0290

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-0290 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 3.8. A local attacker can exploit a flaw in the __skb_recv_datagram function by sending zero-length data with the MSG_PEEK flag, leading to an infinite loop and system hang. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.6.11-rt30.25.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-0290Moderate

kernel: net: infinite loop in __skb_recv_datagram()

Feb 12, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/77c1090f94d1b0b5186fb13a1b71b47b1343f87f
Patch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.8.bz2
Patch
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/2