Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- 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.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60596Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822eePatch, Third Party Advisory
- 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.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60596Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822eePatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 3, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified