Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-5390 |
CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU14200
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5390
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the system uses an inefficient TCP reassembly algorithm. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets within ongoing TCP sessions to consume excessive CPU resources and cause the service to crash.
Note: The issue has been called "SegmentSmack".
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel: 4.4.90 - 4.17.13
External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=1a4f14bab1868b443f0dd3c55b689a478f82e72e
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/962459
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.