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Linux Kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol Violation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host has Linux Kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation and is prone to Protocol Violation Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The issue is with the parameter 'sctp_paramhdr' in sctp_sf_violation_paramlen, sctp_sf_abort_violation, and sctp_make_abort_violation functions of sm.h, sm_make_chunk.c, and sm_statefunc.c files, which has invalid length and incorrect data types in function calls.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Linux kernel version before 2.6.27 on all Linux Platforms.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Linux kernel 2.6.27, or apply the available patch from the referenced link.