Oval Definition:	oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20175972000
Revision Date: 2017-02-14 Version: 1 Title: CVE-2017-5972 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low. Description: The TCP stack in the Linux kernel 3.x does not properly implement a SYN cookie protection mechanism for the case of a fast network connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many TCP SYN packets, as demonstrated by an attack against the kernel-3.10.0 package in CentOS Linux 7. Family: unix Class: vulnerability Status: Reference(s): CVE-2017-5972 Platform(s): Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Product(s): Definition Synopsis Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed. AND Package Information The 'linux' package in precise is affected and needs fixing. OR The 'linux-armadaxp' package in precise is affected and needs fixing. OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life'). OR The 'linux-lts-trusty' package in precise is affected and needs fixing. OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR The 'linux-ti-omap4' package in precise is affected and needs fixing.
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