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    CVE-2017-5986

    Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state.

    Published:Feb 6, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 18, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00574
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96222
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420276
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96222
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420276
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Physical
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    User Interaction
    None
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    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High