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CVE-2018-5390

Published: Aug 6, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-400
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
73.7%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue() for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

f5
commercial·US
big-ip access policy managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip advanced firewall managerOn-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip analyticsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
big-ip application acceleration managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
big-ip application security managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
big-ip domain name systemOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
big-ip edge gatewayOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
big-ip fraud protection serviceOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure
cisco
commercial·USaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
collaboration meeting rooms
Networking Infrastructure
digital network architecture center
Networking Infrastructure
expressway
Networking Infrastructure
expressway series
Networking Infrastructure
meeting management
Networking Infrastructure
network assurance engine
Networking Infrastructure
threat grid-cloud
Networking Infrastructure
webex hybrid data security
Networking Infrastructure
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
virtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
hp
commercial·USaka hpe, hewlett packard
aruba airwave ampOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
aruba clearpass policy managerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
РОСА КобальтOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ROSA FreshOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
Linux KernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2785
access.redhat.com
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/962459
kb.cert.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-2/
usn.ubuntu.com
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