#VU44030 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-3188
Published: May 25, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44030
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3188
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6e5714eaf77d79ae1c8b47e3e040ff5411b717ec
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=bc0b96b54a21246e377122d54569eef71cec535f
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732658
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e5714eaf77d79ae1c8b47e3e040ff5411b717ec
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc0b96b54a21246e377122d54569eef71cec535f
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15301?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS