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CVE-2014-7841
Published:November 30, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
The sctp_process_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk.
Related Resources (24)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e40607cbe270a9e8360907cb1e62ddf0736e4864
http://secunia.com/advisories/62597
http://secunia.com/advisories/62305
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62735
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71081
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/6
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-3005.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e40607cbe270a9e8360907cb1e62ddf0736e4864
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-3004.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7841
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-7841
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0285.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0087.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/000/sol16016.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163087
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
18.31