back to article Batten down the ports: Linux networking bug SegmentSmack could remotely crash systems

A networking flaw has been discovered in the Linux kernel that could trigger a remote denial-of-service attack. Versions 4.9 and up are "vulnerable to denial-of-service conditions with low rates of specially crafted packets", according to a US-CERT advisory this week. The bug is being tracked as SegmentSmack (CVE-2018-5390). …

  1. TrevorH

    > Most enterprise-grade Linux distributions do not yet use kernel 4.9 or above so aren't immediately affected.

    Unfortunately not true. Redhat have a page https://access.redhat.com/articles/3553061 that says that RHEL6 and 7 and even 5 (which is quite dead) are all affected by this bug.

  2. Doctor Syntax Silver badge

    "Most enterprise-grade Linux distributions do not yet use kernel 4.9 or above so aren't immediately affected."

    Suse enterprise server is on 4.12. Debian Stretch and derivatives are 4.9.

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    (insert Windows cheap-shot here...)

    1. kain preacher

      See if the were running windo....., Hey wait put down the clubs and bats. I thought El reg was peaceful techies .

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      > (insert Windows cheap-shot here...)

      No doubt the next silly acronym for a vulnerability will indeed be called CHEAP-shot or cheap-SHOT or maybe ChEAP-sHOT.

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    OMFG!

    HAS.

    IT.

    GOT.

    A.

    LOGO!???

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: OMFG!

      You got there before me.

      Not a real exploit/bug/vulnerability until it has a website and a logo shat forth by the Strategy Boutique to the deafening sound of whalesong.

  5. ghp

    The website, unfortunately, has been taken down.

  6. rjmx
    Boffin

    In kernel 4.17.11

    For those compiling their own kernels, these changes seem to have been incorporated in kernel 4.17.11 and above.

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