Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-11683
CVE-2019-11683
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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Affected products
4- Linux/Linux kerneldescription
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg568315.htmlnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/02/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/05/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108142nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.13nvdVendor Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0002/nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K69550896nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3979-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7CYLTCIRTKUB4R2TLLUYPZLDQL44OBG/nvd
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