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Linux Kernel Route Cache Flooding Denial of Service

Secunia Advisory:

SA8786

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Release Date:

2003-05-15

Last Update:

2004-12-22

Popularity:

20,867 views

Critical:

Moderately critical

Impact:

DoS

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Linux Kernel 2.4.x

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Solution:
The vulnerability has reportedly been fixed in one of the latest versions.

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Provided and/or discovered by:
Florian Weimer

Changelog:
2003-05-21: Florian Weimer has written a detailed description (see "Other References" section).
2004-12-22: Updated advisory.

Original Advisory:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=104956079213417
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-172.html

Other References:
Detailed description:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0073.html

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