CVE-2015-5283 | Date: (C)2015-12-15 (M)2024-02-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 4.7 |
Exploit Score: 3.4 |
Impact Score: 6.9 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: LOCAL |
Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: NONE |
Integrity: NONE |
Availability: COMPLETE |
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