CVE-2015-5283
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.55 % · percentile 46 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or memory corruption) by creating SCTP sockets before all of the steps have finished.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257528
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77058
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e2d61e0aed2b7c4ecb35844fe07e0b2b762dee4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5283
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e2d61e0aed2b7c4ecb35844fe07e0b2b762dee4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2823-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033808
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/515996/
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2015-5262
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2015-5283
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-518 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-512 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-498 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les noyaux Linux Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-430 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.2.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |