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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-11683

udp_gro_receive_segment in net/ipv4/udp_offload.c in the Linux kernel 5.x before 5.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab-out-of-bounds memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via UDP packets with a 0…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.07%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

udp_gro_receive_segment in net/ipv4/udp_offload.c in the Linux kernel 5.x before 5.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab-out-of-bounds memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via UDP packets with a 0 payload, because of mishandling of padded packets, aka the "GRO packet of death" issue.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
7.07% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.