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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5391
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5391
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The Linux kernel, versions 3.9+, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack with low rates of specially modified packets targeting IP fragment re-assembly. An attacker may cause a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted IP fragments. Various vulnerabilities in IP fragmentation have been discovered and fixed over the years. The current vulnerability (CVE-2018-5391) became exploitable in the Linux kernel with the increase of the IP fragment reassembly queue size.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 6, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated