Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-36516

 

Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-36516

Published: August 29, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66811
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36516
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) or MitM attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the mixed IPID assignment method with the hash-based IPID assignment policy in Linux kernel. A remote attacker can inject data into a victim's TCP session or terminate that session.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-36516

Install updates from vendor's website.

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