Man-in-the-middle attack in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-5696
Published: September 7, 2016 / Updated: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU357
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5696
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5696
Update to version 4.7.