Description

The sctp_process_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e40607cbe270a9e8360907cb1e62ddf0736e4864

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-3004.html

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-3005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0087.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0285.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/62305

http://secunia.com/advisories/62597

http://secunia.com/advisories/62735

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/6

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71081

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163087

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e40607cbe270a9e8360907cb1e62ddf0736e4864

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/000/sol16016.html

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0