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CVE-2015-1421 Detail

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an INIT collision that leads to improper handling of shared-key data.


Evaluator Description

CWE-416: Use After Free

Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=600ddd6825543962fb807884169e57b580dba208
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00001.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0726.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1082.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.8 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/15 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72356 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032172 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2541-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2542-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196581 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/600ddd6825543962fb807884169e57b580dba208 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1421
NVD Published Date:
03/16/2015
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE