SB2015083105 - Race condition in Linux kernel net netns

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SB2015083105 - Race condition in Linux kernel net netns

Published: August 31, 2015

Security Bulletin ID SB2015083105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3212)

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.

References