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HistoryJul 13, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

K04337527 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2018-5803

2018-07-1300:00:00
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AI Score

6.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

28.1%

Security Advisory 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 โ€œ_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.