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USN-2070-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities

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USN-2070-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/04/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a small value in the IHL field of a packet with IPIP encapsulation.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-11-0-15-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-11-0-15-generic-lpae

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