Gentoo Kernel DoS: GLSA-200407-12 High Threat from Malformed TCP Packets

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200407-12 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: Linux Kernel: Remote DoS vulnerability with IPTables TCP Handling Date: July 14, 2004 Bugs: #55694 ID: 200407-12

Synopsis ======= A flaw has been discovered in 2.6 series Linux kernels that allows an attacker to send a malformed TCP packet, causing the affected kernel to possibly enter an infinite loop and hang the vulnerable machine.
Background ========= The Linux kernel is responsible for managing the core aspects of a GNU/Linux system, providing an interface for core system applications as well as providing the essential structure and capability to access hardware that is needed for a running system.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kernel / Unaffected / R...