Description
The flow_dissector feature in the Linux kernel 4.3 through 5.x before 5.3.10 has a device tracking vulnerability, aka CID-55667441c84f. This occurs because the auto flowlabel of a UDP IPv6 packet relies on a 32-bit hashrnd value as a secret, and because jhash (instead of siphash) is used. The hashrnd value remains the same starting from boot time, and can be inferred by an attacker. This affects net/core/flow_dissector.c and related code.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.10Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=55667441c84fa5e0911a0aac44fb059c15ba6da2Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/sp/2020/349700b594/1j2LgrHDR2oThird Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.10Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=55667441c84fa5e0911a0aac44fb059c15ba6da2Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/sp/2020/349700b594/1j2LgrHDR2oThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 16, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified