CVE-2016-2070
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 2, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 26, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20160125 Linux potential division by zero in TCP codemailing-list
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302219
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