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CVE-2013-4563

kernel: net: large udp packet over IPv6 over UFO-enabled device with TBF qdisc panic

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · October 29, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The udp6_ufo_fragment function in net/ipv6/udp_offload.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12, when UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) is enabled, does not properly perform a certain size comparison before inserting a fragment header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a large IPv6 UDP packet, as demonstrated by use of the Token Bucket Filter (TBF) queueing discipline.

Statement

Not vulnerable.

This issue did not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 7.1
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWE not specified