cve-2016-5696
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-08-06 20:00
Modified
2024-08-06 01:08
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
29.16% (0.9626)
Summary
net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 does not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758Issue Tracking, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1631.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1632.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1633.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1664.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1815.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1939.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mitnick-attack-reappears-at-geekpwn-macau-contest-300270779.htmlTechnical Description
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91704
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036625
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2
cve@mitre.orghttps://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa131
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354708Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/Gnoxter/mountain_goatExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758Issue Tracking, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10167
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-5696
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1461-security-advisory-23
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity16/sec16_paper_cao.pdfTechnical Description
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1631.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1632.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1633.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1664.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1815.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1939.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mitnick-attack-reappears-at-geekpwn-macau-contest-300270779.htmlTechnical Description
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91704
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036625
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa131
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354708Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Gnoxter/mountain_goatExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/75ff39ccc1bd5d3c455b6822ab09e533c551f758Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10167
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-5696
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1461-security-advisory-23
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity16/sec16_paper_cao.pdfTechnical Description
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