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 โ_sctp_make_chunk()โ function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash. (CVE-2018-5803)
Impact
An attacker can cause a kernel crash and denial of service (DoS) using a crafted Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) packet.