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CVE-2014-4667

Severity Medium
Score 5/10

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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published