The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not properly support a certain non-streaming option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending a large amount of network traffic through a USB/Ethernet adapter.
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2040 The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not properly support a certain non-streaming option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending a large amount of network traffic through a USB/Ethernet adapter.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1743-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1744-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1745-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.503Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2013-2058

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-11-04T15:55:05.413

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

Link: CVE-2013-2058

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-12-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2058 - Bugzilla

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