Linux vulnerability could lead to DDoS attacks

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Linux vulnerability could lead to DDoS attacks

Users advised to apply update.

A Linux kernel vulnerability affecting version 4.9 and up could allow an attacker to carry out denial-of-service attacks on a system with an available open port, according to an advisory. The CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute said that ...

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