Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-6082685
  • published23 Nov 2023
  • disclosed30 Jun 2023

Introduced: 30 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-1206  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-7077.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A hash collision flaw was found in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when a user makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A user located in the local network or with a high bandwidth connection can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1