CVE-2015-1421

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-01-22

Description


A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's SCTP implementation handled authentication key reference counting during INIT collisions. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system.

See more information about CVE-2015-1421 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

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

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30202015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30212015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.3.el5uek)ELSA-2015-30212015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.3.el5uek)ELSA-2015-30212015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.1.2.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30192015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2015-08642015-04-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30192015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30202015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30212015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.3.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30212015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.3.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30212015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.1.2.el7uek)ELSA-2015-30192015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2015-07262015-03-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30192015-03-31
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2015-00402015-04-06



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