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Debian: CVE-2016-5696: linux -- security update

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 6, 2016
Added
Sep 5, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-linux
Title
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