Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel TCP Handling

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel TCP Handling

CVE-2016-2070 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

The tcp_cwnd_reduction function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and system crash) via crafted TCP traffic.

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