vulnerability
CentOS: (CVE-2016-5696) (Multiple Advisories): kernel
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Aug 6, 2016 | Aug 22, 2016 | May 7, 2019 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 6, 2016
Added
Aug 22, 2016
Modified
May 7, 2019
Description
net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 does not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-abi-whitelistscentos-upgrade-kernel-debugcentos-upgrade-kernel-debug-develcentos-upgrade-kernel-develcentos-upgrade-kernel-doccentos-upgrade-kernel-firmwarecentos-upgrade-kernel-headerscentos-upgrade-kernel-toolscentos-upgrade-kernel-tools-libscentos-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-develcentos-upgrade-perfcentos-upgrade-python-perf
References
Rapid7 Labs
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