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CVE-2013-2128

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-2128 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the tcp_read_sock function within the Linux kernel (versions prior to 2.6.34). This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system by sending a specially crafted splice system call to a TCP socket. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability, leading to a system crash. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.114.1.openstack.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.14.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-2128Moderate

Kernel: net: oops from tcp_collapse() when using splice(2)

Mar 30, 2010

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
Broken Link
git.kernel.org
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/baff42ab1494528907bf4d5870359e31711746ae
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/11
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory