CVE-2014-5077

Description

The sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.8, when SCTP authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by starting to establish an association between two endpoints immediately after an exchange of INIT and INIT ACK chunks to establish an earlier association between these endpoints in the opposite direction.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.54% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60545 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62563 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1be9a950c646c9092fb3618197f7b6bfb50e82aa vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60430 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/26/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2359-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1763.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1668.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95134 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030681 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2358-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122982 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1be9a950c646c9092fb3618197f7b6bfb50e82aa third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/60744 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68881 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5077?
CVE-2014-5077 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-5077?
To fix CVE-2014-5077, 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-2014-5077 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-5077 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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