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CVE-2016-9555
The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk,…
Critical9.8EPSS 10.0%
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Description
The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.0% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (23)
- SUSE-SU-2016:3096 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3206 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3169 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1037339 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3117 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3197 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/syzkaller/pAUcHsUJbjk (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0113 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0091 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 94479 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3247 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161122 CVE Request: Linux: net/sctp: slab-out-of-bounds in sctp_sf_ootb (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3183 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397930 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3116 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3113 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0307 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:3205 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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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