SUSE-SU-2018:3860-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:3860-1

    Published: 22 Nov 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5391
    Aliases:
    CVE-2018-5391

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 12 SP3)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.114-94_14 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-5391: Fixed a possible 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. The current vulnerability (CVE-2018-5391) became exploitable in the Linux kernel with the increase of the IP fragment reassembly queue size (bsc#1103098).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183860-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103098, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5391

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_15

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_15&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5-2.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High