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CVE-2015-8767 Detail

Description

net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call.


Metrics

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638e CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0715.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/4 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80268 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1297389 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638e CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8767
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE