CVE-2015-5283

Published: Oct 19, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.7

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.2.2

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (32)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e2d61e0aed2b7c4ecb35844fe07e0b2b762dee4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/515996/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77058

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033808

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2823-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257528

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e2d61e0aed2b7c4ecb35844fe07e0b2b762dee4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5283

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8e2d61e0aed2b7c4ecb35844fe07e0b2b762dee4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/515996/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77058

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033808

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2823-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257528

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e2d61e0aed2b7c4ecb35844fe07e0b2b762dee4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5283

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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