Linux Kernel 3.9.x IP Fragment Reassembly input validation
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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 3.9.x (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component IP Fragment Reassembly. The manipulation as part of a IP Fragment leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The Linux kernel, versions 3.9+, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack with low rates of specially modified packets targeting IP fragment re-assembly. An attacker may cause a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted IP fragments. Various vulnerabilities in IP fragmentation have been discovered and fixed over the years. The current vulnerability (CVE-2018-5391) became exploitable in the Linux kernel with the increase of the IP fragment reassembly queue size.
The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was shared 09/06/2018 by Juha-Matti Tilli as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5391 since 01/11/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111702 (Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2018-1058) (Foreshadow)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157815 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2018-2846)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111702). The entries 122822, 124455 and 129475 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 111702
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2018-1058) (Foreshadow)
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Patch: git.kernel.org
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01/11/2018 🔍08/10/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2018:2785
Researcher: Juha-Matti Tilli
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5391 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041476
SecurityFocus: 105108 - Linux Kernel CVE-2018-5391 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/07/2018 07:56Updated: 05/07/2023 14:00
Changes: 09/07/2018 07:56 (77), 03/21/2020 11:34 (5), 05/07/2023 14:00 (6)
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