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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3372-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5262 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2797-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2823-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2826-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2829-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2829-2 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2015-5283

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5283

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2015-5283 - Bugzilla

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