VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-0639

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-01-17
Last modified2026-07-21
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A denial of service vulnerability due to a deadlock was found in sctp_auto_asconf_init in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel’s SCTP subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-833
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-667

Primary references