ALAS-2018-1049 --- kernel perfID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1600904 | Date: (C)2018-08-09 (M)2023-11-10 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue and tcp_prune_ofo_queue for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can induce a denial of service condition by sending specially modified packets within ongoing TCP sessions. Maintaining the denial of service condition requires continuous two-way TCP sessions to a reachable open port. Thus, the attacks cannot be performed using spoofed IP addresses
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Amazon Linux AMI |