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CVE-2015-5283

CVSS v2.0 4.7 (Medium)
47% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (11th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 11
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The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or memory corruption) by creating SCTP sockets before all of the steps have finished.

Weaknesses
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2015-10-19 10:59:03
(9 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-13 00:52:54
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.2.2 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.2.2