CVE-2016-9555

Description (CNA)

The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037339
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.8
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/syzkaller/pAUcHsUJbjk
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94479
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/18
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397930
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html

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