SB2015081712 - Ubuntu update for linux-lts-utopic
Published: August 17, 2015 Updated: October 31, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015081712
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3212)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the sctp_close(), sctp_setsockopt_auto_asconf(), sctp_init_sock(), sctp_copy_sock() and sctp_sock_migrate() functions in net/sctp/socket.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.