The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663. net/ipv4/tcp_input.c 2 1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c index 78dd38c..0cbb440 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c @@ -5811,6 +5811,8 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, goto discard; if (th->syn) { + if (th->fin) + goto discard; if (icsk->icsk_af_ops->conn_request(sk, skb) < 0) return 1;