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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-1206: ELSA-2023-7077: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-1206: ELSA-2023-7077: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/07/2023
Created
11/18/2023
Added
11/16/2023
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

A hash collision flaw was found in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when a user makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A user located in the local network or with a high bandwidth connection can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

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