kernel: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A race condition exists in the TCP Transmission Control Protocol IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6 socket handling, specifically within the tcpv6synrecvsock function. This occurs because a child socket becomes visible in the TCP hash table before its...

Linux kernel 安全漏洞

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in Linux kernel that stems from improper handling of TCP-AO failures, which could lead to a memory leak in IPv6 sockets...

DSA-2906-1 linux-2.6 - several

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Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

setsockopt(2) IPv6 sockets input validation error

From the FreeBSD Security Advisory: A programming error in the handling of some IPv6 socket options within the setsockopt2 system call may result in memory locations being accessed without proper validation. It may be possible for a local attacker to read portions of kernel memory, resulting in...