Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 914
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 914

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 4610-1 Critical: Fastd Resource Exhaustion

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 29, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in fastd found in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS may permit resource exhaustion, potentially resulting in a denial of service. Ensure your system is updated immediately.
fastd could be made to remotely exhaust resources if it received specially crafted packets.

Summary

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu resource exhaustion fastd

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: fastd 18-3ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4610-1

CVE-2020-27638

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

October 29, 2020

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu resource exhaustion fastd

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fastd/18-3ubuntu0.1

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here