The do_tcp_setsockopt function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly restrict TCP_MAXSEG (aka MSS) values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a setsockopt call that specifies a small value, leading to a divide-by-zero error or incorrect use of a signed integer.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.2
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 20, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-vmi-baseUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-vanilla-develUpgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade preload-kmp-desktopUpgrade kernel-debug-baseUpgrade kernel-vmiUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-rt_trace-develUpgrade kernel-desktopUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt_trace-baseUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade ofed-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-rt-baseUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-baseUpgrade iscsitarget-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-vmi-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-RT-releaseUpgrade kernel-vanilla-baseUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade preload-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-vanillaUpgrade kernel-desktop-baseUpgrade kernel-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-pae-baseUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade brocade-bna-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade kernel-paeUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-pae-develUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-desktop-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-ec2 | Feb 17, 2015 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-itaniumUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-preemptUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-lpiaUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-ia64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-virtualUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-sparc64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.31-112-imx51Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-sparc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-386Upgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpiacompatUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-mckinleyUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-416-doveUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-386Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-sparc64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.35-903-omap4Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-versatileUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-openvzUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-sparc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-lpiaUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpiaUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-216-doveUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-virtualUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-ia64Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-virtualUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-rtUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-versatileUpgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-312-ec2Upgrade linux-image-2.6.35-25-omapUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-xenUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa32Upgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-608-imx51Upgrade linux-image-2.6.31-307-ec2Upgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.32-28-server | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 22, 2010 |
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