Low: kernel

Issue Overview:

The sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not validate certain auth_enable and auth_capable fields before making an sctp_sf_authenticate call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an SCTP handshake with a modified INIT chunk and a crafted AUTH chunk before a COOKIE_ECHO chunk.

Affected Packages:

kernel

Issue Correction:
Run yum update kernel to update your system. You will need to reboot your system in order for the new kernel to be running.

New Packages:

i686:  
    kernel-headers-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.i686  
    kernel-debuginfo-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.i686  
    perf-debuginfo-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.i686  
    perf-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.i686  
    kernel-devel-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.i686  
    kernel-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.i686  
    kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.i686  
  
noarch:  
    kernel-doc-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.noarch  
  
src:  
    kernel-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    kernel-headers-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.x86_64  
    kernel-debuginfo-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.x86_64  
    kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.x86_64  
    perf-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.x86_64  
    perf-debuginfo-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.x86_64  
    kernel-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.x86_64  
    kernel-devel-3.10.34-37.137.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2014-0101

Mitre: CVE-2014-0101