oss-security - Re: CVE request kernel: flood ping cause out-of-iommu error and panic when mtu larger than 1500

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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:28:40 +0800
From: Eugene Teo <eugeneteo@...nel.sg>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
CC: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Subject: Re: CVE request kernel: flood ping cause out-of-iommu
 error and panic when mtu larger than 1500

Eugene Teo wrote:
> Executing ping -f -s 3000 IP in a certain network setup could trigger an 
> out-of-IOMMU error, leading to a denial of service.

FYI, I rated this cvss2=8.3/AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Eugene
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