The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly interact with read system calls on ping sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging unspecified privileges to execute a crafted application.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-12-09T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:39:01.597Z

Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-6432

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-12-09T18:55:10.517

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-6432

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-6432 - Bugzilla