UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5696
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
95 explicit affected versions
30 explicit affected versions
11 explicit affected versions
30 explicit affected versions
12 explicit affected versions
7 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758
- https://lwn.net/Articles/696868/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5696
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3071-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3071-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3072-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3072-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5696
- https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg118677.html