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Red Hat: CVE-2020-36516: CVE-2020-36516 kernel: off-path attacker may inject data or terminate victim's TCP session (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-36516: CVE-2020-36516 kernel: off-path attacker may inject data or terminate victim's TCP session (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/26/2022
Created
11/10/2022
Added
11/09/2022
Modified
03/13/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session or terminate that session.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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