The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or memory corruption) by creating SCTP sockets before all of the steps have finished.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-10-19T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.350Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5283

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-19T10:59:03.410

Modified: 2023-02-13T00:52:54.363

Link: CVE-2015-5283

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5283 - Bugzilla