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CVE-2014-7841 Detail

Description

The sctp_process_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e40607cbe270a9e8360907cb1e62ddf0736e4864 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-3004.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-3005.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0087.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0285.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/62305 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/62597 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/62735 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/6 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71081 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163087 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e40607cbe270a9e8360907cb1e62ddf0736e4864 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit 
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/000/sol16016.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-7841
NVD Published Date:
11/29/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.