CVE-2011-4348

Description

Race condition in the sctp_rcv function in net/sctp/input.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via SCTP packets. NOTE: in some environments, this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2482.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/2 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757143 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4348?
CVE-2011-4348 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4348?
To fix CVE-2011-4348, 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-2011-4348 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-4348 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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