SB2016081703 - Arch Linux update for linux-zen
Published: August 17, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016081703
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5696)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files and cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c while determining the rate of challenge ACK segments. A remote attacker can perform man-in-the-middle attack and hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.