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CVE-2016-6828

Public on 2016-09-01
Modified on 2016-09-01
Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue and other tcp_* functions. This condition could allow an attacker to send an incorrect selective acknowledgment to existing connections, possibly resetting a connection.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2016-09-01 18:00 ALAS-2016-740

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD CVSSv2 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H