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CVE-2013-2058

The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not...

4.7 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

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.

Record
CVE-2013-2058
CVSS 2.0
4.7 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2013-2058
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2040 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2013-2040
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wg2-3f8r-rjg8 No score

The host_start function in drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 does not...

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.

Record
GHSA-2wg2-3f8r-rjg8
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2013-2058
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-2058 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2058
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-2058 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2058
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux
Debian:12
 before 3.8-1
3.8-1
linux
Debian:13
 before 3.8-1
3.8-1
linux
Debian:14
 before 3.8-1
3.8-1
kernel-rt
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-rt-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
mrg-rt-release
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
 before 0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt
0:3.6.11.5-rt37.55.el6rt

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2058 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Linux Kernel, published May 7, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.8-1.

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