CVE-2018-5803

Summary

CVECVE-2018-5803
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-12 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-03-27 16:17:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization Host 4.0 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization Host 4.0 All All All

References

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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4188-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3698-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.15.8 CONFIRM cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.51 CONFIRM cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3698-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.102 CONFIRM cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA81331 - Linux Kernel "_sctp_make_chunk()" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia SECUNIA secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
Computer Security Research - Secunia MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.87 CONFIRM cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
[Secunia Research] Linux Kernel Vulnerability - Sending information — Netdev MLIST www.spinics.net Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4187-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1369-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.25 CONFIRM cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
USN-3654-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3654-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.121 CONFIRM cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
USN-3656-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3697-2: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
sctp: skb_over_panic on INIT/INIT_ACK packet sending — Linux SCTP MLIST www.spinics.net Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3697-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
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