SB2001070701 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: July 7, 2001 Updated: November 6, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2001070701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2001-1244)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Multiple TCP implementations could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth and CPU exhaustion) by setting the maximum segment size (MSS) to a very small number and requesting large amounts of data, which generates more packets with less TCP-level data that amplify network traffic and consume more server CPU to process.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.