CVE-2014-4667
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The sctp_association_free function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not properly manage a certain backlog value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket outage) via a crafted SCTP packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.14.9-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.14.9-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.14.9-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.14.9-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.14.9-1 |
| suse | 11 | affected | |
| suse | 10 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.15.2 | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3068.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60596
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4667
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.