ghsa-26qg-wc7f-8867
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:05
Modified
2022-05-13 01:05
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Details

net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 does not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-5696"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-08-06T20:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-26qg-wc7f-8867",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:05:08Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:05:08Z",
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