VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-5283
CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-10-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or memory corruption) by creating SCTP sockets before all of the steps have finished.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer