Bug 1150812 (CVE-2014-7968)

Summary: CVE-2014-7968 vdsm: ssl_accept may block connections on uncompleted handshake
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Wade Mealing <wmealing>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: acathrow, alonbl, bazulay, bmcclain, dblechte, ecohen, fdeutsch, gklein, idith, iheim, lpeer, lsurette, michal.skrivanek, nobody, yeylon
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Bug Depends On: 1148688, 1150813, 1150814    
Bug Blocks: 1150788    

Description Wade Mealing 2014-10-09 02:27:32 UTC 
It was found that VDSM accepts SSL connection in a flawed way. A malicious client
could use this flaw to stop VDSM from accepting new connections, creating a denial of service.