SB2016081812 - Red Hat update for kernel
Published: August 18, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016081812
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5696)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files and cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c while determining the rate of challenge ACK segments. A remote attacker can perform man-in-the-middle attack and hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.