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Integer overflow in TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_gso_segs

Published Jun 18, 2019

Description

Jonathan Looney discovered that the TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_gso_segs value was subject to an integer overflow in the Linux kernel when handling TCP Selective Acknowledgments (SACKs). A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. This has been fixed in stable kernel releases 4.4.182, 4.9.182, 4.14.127, 4.19.52, 5.1.11, and is fixed in commit 3b4929f65b0d8249f19a50245cd88ed1a2f78cff.

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Red Hat statement

Red Hat Product Security is aware of this issue. Updates will be released as they become available. For additional information, please refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article: https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/tcpsack

Red Hat mitigation

For mitigation, please refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article: https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/tcpsack

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Jun 18, 2019
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Apr 23, 2019
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Jun 17, 2019