CVE-2015-8767

net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call.

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.2 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-02-08

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638e
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0715.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/4
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80268
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1297389
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638e