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RHSA-2003-145: kernel (deprecated)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 12388

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Synopsis

This plugin has been deprecated

Description

The remote host is running a kernel which is vulnerable to a remote denial of service.

The Linux kernel handles all the low-level functionality of the Operating System. This version of the kernel is vulnerable to a flaw wherein a remote attacker can forge source IP addresses in such a way as to create a very long routing hash chain. An attacker, exploiting this flaw, would need the ability to craft TCP/IP packets destined to (or through) the Linux kernel.
A successful attack would shut down the server.

The associated package for this end-of-life OS is no longer available.

See Also

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 12388

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2003-145.nasl

Version: 1.13

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0244