FKIE_CVE-2014-4667

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-07-03 04:22 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:10
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
cve@mitre.orghttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3068.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/59777Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/59790Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/60564Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/60596Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822eePatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3068.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/59790Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/60596Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822eePatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11
suse linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11
suse linux_enterprise_server 10
suse linux_enterprise_server 11
suse linux_enterprise_server 11
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
debian debian_linux 7.0
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