CVE-2010-1173

Description

The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SCTPChunkInit packet containing multiple invalid parameters that require a large amount of error data.

References

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/159531

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-31052

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127251068407878&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/39830

http://secunia.com/advisories/40218

http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/6

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584645

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11416

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0