Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via incoming IP fragmented (1)…

Description

Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via incoming IP fragmented (1) COOKIE_ECHO and (2) HEARTBEAT SCTP control chunks.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0493 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200605-01.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 19990 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2554 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=62b08083ec3dbfd7e533c8d230dd1d8191a6e813 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21476 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21745 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-302-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 17910 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1097 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 25633 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 20060508 [MU-200605-01] Multiple vulnerabilities in Linux SCTP 2.6.16 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 2006-0026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• DSA-1103 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1734 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20237 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20398 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 20671 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• linux-sctp-control-chunk-dos(26431) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20914 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11243 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:43 UTC.