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CVE-2014-7841

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The sctp_process_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk.

CWE-399Resource Management Errors

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt2-1CVE-2014-7841
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt2-1CVE-2014-7841
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt2-1CVE-2014-7841
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt2-1CVE-2014-7841
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-powerpc-e500Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.13.0-44-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-44.73USN-2466-1
linux-image-3.16.0-29-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1
linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1
linux-image-3.16.0-29-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1
linux-image-3.16.0-29-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1
linux-image-3.16.0-29-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1
linux-image-3.16.0-29-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1
linux-image-3.16.0-29-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1
linux-lts-utopicUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1USN-2467-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

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