VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-5803

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references