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High
CVE-2018-5390
Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue() for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue() for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2785
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/962459
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2776
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2403
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2395
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3763-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2384
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2402
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-2/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041434
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3732-2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104976
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00014.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041424
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180824-linux-tcp
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2789
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4266
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2645
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3732-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2791
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2790
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/4
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180815-0003/
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-004.txt
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_41
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K95343321
- https://www.a10networks.com/support/security-advisories/tcp-ip-cve-2018-5390-segmentsmack
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=1a4f14bab1868b443f0dd3c55b689a478f82e72e
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K95343321?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-377115.pdf
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181031-02-linux-en
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Affected Vendor
Linux
View all reports →Affected Software
Linux Kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
4.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 6th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H