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LIN6-11879 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-6828

Created: Oct 25, 2016    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Nov 16, 2016
Found In Version: 6.0.0.31
Fix Version: 6.0.0.32
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Kernel

Description

The tcp_check_send_head function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not properly maintain certain SACK state after a failed data copy, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted SACK option.

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