CVE-2010-4526
Race condition in the sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable function in net/sctp/input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Race condition in the sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable function in net/sctp/input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a user, which causes the socket to be freed and triggers list corruption, related to the sctp_wait_for_connect function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.52% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise mrg · vmware/esx
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42964Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0163.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45661Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0169Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4526Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64616Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42964Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/13Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0163.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45661Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0169Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4526Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64616Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.