CVE-2015-8767

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.3 - Race Condition

Title source: rule

Description

net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call.

References (25)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638e

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0715.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/4

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80268

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2

... and 5 more

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2

EPSS 0.0012

EPSS Percentile 31.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-362

Status draft

Affected Products (6)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.3

debian/debian_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

Timeline

Published Feb 08, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026