Vulnerability identifier: #VU63835
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of data authenticity in the Linux SCTP stack. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel:
External links
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=32f8807a48ae55be0e76880cfe8607a18b5bb0df
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000694
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/32f8807a48ae55be0e76880cfe8607a18b5bb0df
http://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3772
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.