Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-459-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-459-1 fixed vulnerabilities in pptpd. However, a portion of the fix caused a regression in session establishment under Dapper for certain PPTP clients. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
A flaw was discovered in the PPTP tunnel server. Remote attackers could send a specially crafted packet and disrupt established PPTP tunnels, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
pptpd vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-0244 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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