Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10215
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:12
Title:The icmp_send function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25, when configured as a router with a REJECT route, does not properly manage the Protocol Independent Destination Cache (aka DST) in some situations involving transmission of an ICMP Host Unreachable message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity outage) by sending a large series of packets to many destination IP addresses within this REJECT route, related to an "rt_cache leak."
Description:The icmp_send function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25, when configured as a router with a REJECT route, does not properly manage the Protocol Independent Destination Cache (aka DST) in some situations involving transmission of an ICMP Host Unreachable message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity outage) by sending a large series of packets to many destination IP addresses within this REJECT route, related to an "rt_cache leak."
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2009-0778
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-xen is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-xen-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
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