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SUSE: CVE-2016-5696: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-5696: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/06/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/06/2016
Modified
02/04/2022

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)

  • suse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-default
  • suse-upgrade-cluster-network-kmp-default
  • suse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-default
  • suse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-docs
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-extra
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-obs-build
  • suse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-default

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:2245-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2912-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2976-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:3069-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:3304-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:0437-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:1102-1
  • USN-3070-1
  • USN-3070-2
  • USN-3070-3
  • USN-3070-4
  • USN-3071-1
  • USN-3071-2
  • USN-3072-1
  • USN-3072-2
  • CVE-2016-5696
  • DLA-609-1
  • DSA-3659
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