Summary
Iperf is a tool which can measure maximum TCP bandwidth and tune various parameters and UDP characteristics. Iperf reports bandwidth, delay jitter, and data-gram loss.
Security Fix(es):
* iperf3: possible denial of service (CVE-2023-7250,ESNET-SECADV-2023-0002)
* iperf3: vulnerable to marvin attack if the authentication option is used (CVE-2024-26306)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | iperf3 | 3.9-13.el9 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 5.9
iPerf3 before 3.17, when used with OpenSSL before 3.2.0 as a server with RSA authentication, allows a timing side chann…
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Medium 5.3
Iperf3: possible denial of service
A flaw was found in iperf, a utility for testing network performance using TCP, UDP, and SCTP. A malicious or malfunctioning client can send less than the expected amount of data to the iperf server, which can cause the server to hang indefinitely waiting for…