CVE-2014-7841

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-11-10
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's SCTP implementation validated INIT chunks when performing Address Configuration Change (ASCONF). A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the system by sending a specially crafted SCTP packet to trigger a NULL pointer dereference on the system.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.1
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3004	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3005	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.14.el5uek)	ELSA-2015-3005	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.14.el5uek)	ELSA-2015-3005	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.5.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3003	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0087	2015-01-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3003	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3004	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3005	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.14.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3005	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.14.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3005	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.5.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3003	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0102	2015-01-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3003	2015-01-29