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USN-558-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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USN-558-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/15/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-386
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-hppa32
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-hppa64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-itanium
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-mckinley
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-server-bigiron
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-sparc64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-20-16-sparc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-386
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-cell
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-hppa32
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-hppa64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-itanium
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-lpia
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-lpiacompat
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-mckinley
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-rt
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-sparc64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-sparc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-ume
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-22-14-xen

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