CVE-2018-5390

CVE Details

Release Date:	2018-08-06
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-2390	2018-08-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4216	2018-09-14
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-2384	2018-08-14
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4189	2018-08-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4190	2018-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4216	2018-09-14
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0256	2018-09-14