CVE-2013-0217
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux...
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
- Record
CVE-2013-0217- CVSS 2.0
- 5.2 Medium
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
- Record
CVE-2013-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0251 No score
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0251- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-644g-g38h-8r9q No score
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux...
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
- Record
GHSA-644g-g38h-8r9q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
- Record
CVE-2013-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0217 No score
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-0217 No score
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0217 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Linux Kernel, published February 17, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.2.39-1.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910883
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d5145d8eb2b9791533ffe4dc003b129b9696c48
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.8
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7d5145d8eb2b9791533ffe4dc003b129b9696c48
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/12
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0217
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0217
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0217
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0217