Linux TCP Flaw allows Hackers to Hijack Internet Traffic and Inject Malware Remotely

lotuseclat79 · Aug 12, 2016

Linux TCP Flaw allows Hackers to Hijack Internet Traffic and Inject Malware Remotely

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) implementation in all Linux systems deployed since 2012 (version 3.6 and above of the Linux kernel) poses a serious threat to Internet users, whether or not they use Linux directly.

This issue is troubling because Linux is used widely across the Internet, from web servers to Android smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs.

Researchers have uncovered a serious Internet flaw, which if exploited, could allow attackers to terminate or inject malware into unencrypted communication between any two vulnerable machines on the Internet.

The vulnerability could also be used to forcefully terminate HTTPS encrypted connections and downgrade the privacy of secure connections, as well as also threatens anonymity of Tor users by routing them to certain malicious relays.
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-- Tom

ronjor · Aug 12, 2016

Posted here. https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...lnerable-to-serious-hijacking-attacks.387768/

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