CVE-2014-4667
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The sctp_association_free function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not properly manage a certain backlog value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket outage) via a crafted SCTP packet.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3068.htmlAdvisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790Advisory