# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-02 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg568315.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=4dd2b82d5adfbe0b1587ccad7a8f76d826120f37
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/02/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108142
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/05/4
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.13
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7CYLTCIRTKUB4R2TLLUYPZLDQL44OBG/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3979-1/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0002/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K69550896

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