CVE-2010-4526

Description

Race condition in the sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable function in net/sctp/input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a user, which causes the socket to be freed and triggers list corruption, related to the sctp_wait_for_connect function.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.06% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0163.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/13 mailing list third party advisory patch
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 broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4526 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45661 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0169 vdb entry broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=50b5d6ad63821cea324a5a7a19854d4de1a0a819
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64616 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42964 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4526?
CVE-2010-4526 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4526?
To fix CVE-2010-4526, 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-2010-4526 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4526 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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