CVE-2014-4667

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    CVE-2014-4667

    Published: 3 Jul 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The sctp_association_free function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not properly manage a certain backlog value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket outage) via a crafted SCTP packet.

    References: http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3068.html, http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/59777, http://secunia.com/advisories/59790, http://secunia.com/advisories/60564, http://secunia.com/advisories/60596, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992, http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High