CVEs-PoC/2013/CVE-2013-0290.md

CVE-2013-0290

Description

The __skb_recv_datagram function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8 does not properly handle the MSG_PEEK flag with zero-length data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted application.

POC

Reference

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176

Github

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