Arch Linux: ASA-201905-2 High: Linux Arbitrary Code Execution

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201905-2
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Severity: High
Date    : 2019-05-06
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-11683
Package : linux
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-955

Summary
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The package linux before version 5.0.12.arch2-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 5.0.12.arch2-1.

# pacman -Syu "linux>=5.0.12.arch2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 5.0.12.arch2.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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udp_gro_receive_segment in net/ipv4/udp_offload.c in the Linux kernel
5.x through 5.0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(slab-out-of-bounds memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via UDP packets with a 0 payload, because of mishandling
of padded packets, aka the "GRO packet of death" issue.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to cause a denial of service possibly leading
to remote code execution by sending UDP packets with a special payload.

References
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/05/4
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/02/1
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-11683