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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-6214: ELSA-2017-1615-1: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 7, 2017
Added
Apr 14, 2017
Modified
Jan 24, 2025

Description

The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of packets with the URG flag. Applications using the splice() and tcp_splice_read() functionality could allow a remote attacker to force the kernel to enter a condition in which it could loop indefinitely.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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