VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638ePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0715.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1297389Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638ePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.