Vulnerability identifier: #VU44040
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not generate Fragment Identification values separately for each destination, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disrupted networking) by predicting these values and sending crafted packets.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 3.0 - 3.0.101
External links
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=87c48fa3b4630905f98268dde838ee43626a060c
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/5
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027274
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723429
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/87c48fa3b4630905f98268dde838ee43626a060c
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.