PT-2006-3239 · Linux+1 · Linux Sctp+1

Published

2006-05-09

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Updated

2017-10-11

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CVE-2006-2272

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux SCTP (lksctp) versions prior to 2.6.17
Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a kernel panic. This can be achieved by sending incoming IP fragmented SCTP control chunks, specifically COOKIE ECHO and HEARTBEAT chunks.
Recommendations For Linux SCTP (lksctp) versions prior to 2.6.17, update to version 2.6.17 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2272
DSA-1097-1
DSA-1103
RHSA-2006:0493
RHSA-2006_0493

Affected Products

Linux Sctp
Red Hat