kernel: net: IP_REPOPTS invalid free
Published Jul 4, 2013
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free operation and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a sendmsg system call with the IP_RETOPTS option, as demonstrated by hemlock.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-3552.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
No data.
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.118.1.openstack.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1195
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-348.16.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1166
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.18.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1173
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 EUS - Server and Compute Node Only
kernel-0:2.6.32-279.37.2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1450
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.118.1.openstack.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1195 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-348.16.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1166 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.18.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1173 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 EUS - Server and Compute Node Only | kernel-0:2.6.32-279.37.2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1450 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. This issue affects the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 27.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 27.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 36.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02409) | 75.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 37.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1450.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/30/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2224 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979936 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2224
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2224
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1450.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/30/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2224 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979936 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2224 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2224 |
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