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Debian: CVE-2018-1000026: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-1000026: linux -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/09/2018
Created
05/04/2019
Added
05/03/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

Linux Linux kernel version at least v4.8 onwards, probably well before contains a Insufficient input validation vulnerability in bnx2x network card driver that can result in DoS: Network card firmware assertion takes card off-line. This attack appear to be exploitable via An attacker on a must pass a very large, specially crafted packet to the bnx2x card. This can be done from an untrusted guest VM..

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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