CVE-2015-1421

Critical

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an INIT collision that leads to improper handling of shared-key data.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 16, 2015
First seenMar 16, 2015

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.2.67, 3.4.107, 3.10.70, 3.12.38, 3.14.34, 3.16.35, 3.18.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.24 ≤ v < 3.2.67, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.4.107, 3.5 ≤ v < 3.10.70, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.38, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.14.34, 3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.35, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.83.2.67, 3.4.107, 3.10.70, 3.12.38, 3.14.34, 3.16.35, 3.18.8
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 14.10—
debian debian_linux7.0, 8.0—

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