CVE-2013-6432
The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6432- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6432- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-6242 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-6242- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw6g-56pg-38xh No score
The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fw6g-56pg-38xh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6432- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6432 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6432- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-6432 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6432- 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-2013-6432 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Linux Kernel, published December 9, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in linux 3.12.6-1.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/06/6
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039046
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf970c002d270c36202bd5b9c2804d3097a52da0
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cf970c002d270c36202bd5b9c2804d3097a52da0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6432
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6432
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6432
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6432