SB2003052701 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel

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SB2003052701 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel

Published: May 27, 2003

Security Bulletin ID SB2003052701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2003-0244)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The route cache implementation in Linux 2.4, and the Netfilter IP conntrack module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via packets with forged source addresses that cause a large number of hash table collisions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References