The (1) IPv4 and (2) IPv6 implementations in the Linux...
Vulnerability Description
The (1) IPv4 and (2) IPv6 implementations in the Linux kernel before 3.1 use a modified MD4 algorithm to generate sequence numbers and Fragment Identification values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disrupted networking) or hijack network sessions by predicting these values and sending crafted packets.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc0b96b54a21246e377122d54569eef71cec535f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e5714eaf77d79ae1c8b47e3e040ff5411b717ec
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e5714eaf77d79ae1c8b47e3e040ff5411b717ec
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732658
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc0b96b54a21246e377122d54569eef71cec535f
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15301?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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