Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-4348
Published: June 8, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42789
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4348
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (system hang) via SCTP packets.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4348
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757143
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6