The rds_ib_laddr_check function in net/rds/ib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL poi…

published 2014-03-24 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-7112

cvss: 4.7; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits: 0; none known

The rds_ib_laddr_check function in net/rds/ib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 2 links 4

linux linux_kernel 3.12.8

debian red hat

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.13-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7339

kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0981 RHSA-2014:1101 RHSA-2014:0740 RHSA-2014:0439

github.com/torvalds/linux@c234975 commit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/14 advisory
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8 advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079214 advisory

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-7339 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 4.7

kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_ib_laddr_check()

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0740
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0740
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.33-rt32.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.33-rt32.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.33-rt32.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.33-rt32.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.33-rt32.33.el6rt
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.7	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0
exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/14
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1079214
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/66351
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/59386
third-party-advisory, broken-link
git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-7339
NVD CVE-2013-7339

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary