CVE-2011-1573

Medium

Description

net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when addip_enable and auth_enable are used, does not consider the amount of zero padding during calculation of chunk lengths for (1) INIT and (2) INIT ACK chunks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted packet data.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability86. percentile2.7%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 2, 2012
First seenFeb 2, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.34 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.342.6.34

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