Palo Alto Networks PAN-SA-2017-0015 (CVE-2016-5696): Kernel Vulnerability
6
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
08/06/2016
07/25/2018
05/24/2017
06/17/2020
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(s)
- palo-alto-networks-pan-os-upgrade-7-0
- palo-alto-networks-pan-os-upgrade-7-1
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