SACK TCP Flaws Can Crash, Slow Down Linux-based Systems

Posted: 06/25/2019 | Leave a Comment

An engineering manager at Netflix has unearthed several TCP networking vulnerabilities in Linux and FreeBSD kernels that could lead to systems crashing or consuming too many resources and (consequently) slowing down.

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2019/06/18/linux-sack-tcp-flaws/

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