CVE-2017-5986
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5986 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-02-18 21:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-617
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel 'net/sctp/socket.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3804-1 linux | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| sctp: avoid BUG_ON on sctp_wait_for_sndbuf · torvalds/linux@2dcab59 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11 | CONFIRM | www.kernel.org | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| Bug 1420276 – CVE-2017-5986 kernel: Reachable BUG_ON from userspace in sctp_wait_for_sndbuf | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| oss-security - Re: Linux kernel: Reachable BUG_ON from userspace in sctp_wait_for_sndbuf() | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | CONFIRM | git.kernel.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 378249 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for kernel-tools-libs (VZLSA-2017:1308)