CVE-2013-4129

kernel: bridge: kernel BUG at kernel/timer.c:729

Published Jul 28, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The bridge multicast implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 does not check whether a certain timer is armed before modifying the timeout value of that timer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via vectors involving the shutdown of a KVM virtual machine, related to net/bridge/br_mdb.c and net/bridge/br_multicast.c.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4057 The bridge multicast implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 does not check whether a certain timer is armed before modifying the timeout value of that timer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) via vectors involving the shutdown of a KVM virtual machine, related to net/bridge/br_mdb.c and net/bridge/br_multicast.c.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:30 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 29, 2013, 1:59 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 1, 2013, 12:00 AM