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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-6214): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-6214): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/23/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/01/2017
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1012-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1016-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1054-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1057-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-75-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-75-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-75-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-75-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-75-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-75-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty

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