SB2024111283 - TCP spoofing attack in F5OS Linux kernel
Published: November 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024111283
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
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) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52881)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the tcp_ack() function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c, which can result in system accepting ACK responses for bytes that were never sent. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.