VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4667

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability5.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-07-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

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.

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