Information Exposure Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-642.4.2.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-1507928
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Jul 2016

Introduced: 12 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-5696  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:2.6.32-642.4.2.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1664.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-kdump-devel package and not the kernel-kdump-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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