USN-3732-1

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    USN-3732-1

    Published: 6 Aug 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-raspi2 vulnerability

    Details: Juha-Matti Tilli discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel performed algorithmically expensive operations in some situations when handling incoming packets. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3732-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5390

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.15.0-30.32

    Affected versions

    4.13.0-16.19
    4.13.0-17.20
    4.13.0-25.29
    4.13.0-32.35

    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
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