CVE-2010-3432

Description

The sctp_packet_config function in net/sctp/output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.6 performs extraneous initializations of packet data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a certain sequence of SCTP traffic.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.32% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128534569803598&w=2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3113 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0936.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43480 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.6 broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128537701808336&w=2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637675 issue tracking third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128453869227715&w=3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4bdab43323b459900578b200a4b8cf9713ac8fab
http://secunia.com/advisories/42400 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3432?
CVE-2010-3432 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3432?
To fix CVE-2010-3432, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3432 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3432 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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