vulnerability

Red Hat: CVE-2016-6828: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Try Surface Command
Back to search
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
2016-10-16
Added
2017-01-14
Modified
2023-02-14

Description

The tcp_check_send_head function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not properly maintain certain SACK state after a failed data copy, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted SACK option.

Solution(s)

redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

Title
NEW

Explore Exposure Command

Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.

Try it today