udp_gro_receive_segment in net/ipv4/udp_offload.c in the Linux kernel 5.x before 5.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab-out-of-bounds memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via UDP packets with a 0 payload, because of mishandling of padded packets, aka the "GRO packet of death" issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 2, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-15-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1006-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-15-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-15-genericUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1006-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1008-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1006-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1006-kvm | May 15, 2019 | May 2, 2019 |
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