Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

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 the Linux kernel that stems from allowing multiple retransmissions of packets...

kernel: net: CPU soft lockup in TC mirred egress-to-ingress action

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel Traffic Control TC subsystem. Using a specific networking configuration redirecting egress packets to ingress using TC action "mirred" a local unprivileged user could trigger a CPU soft lockup ABBA deadlock when the transport protocol in use TCP or SCTP does a...