7.1 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
kernel is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability exists as the flaw in sctp_process_unk_param(), allowing a remote attacker to send a specially-crafted SCTP packet to an SCTP listening port on a target system, causing a denial of service.
article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/159531
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5fa782c2f5ef6c2e4f04d3e228412c9b4a4c8809
kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-31052
marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127251068407878&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/39830
secunia.com/advisories/40218
secunia.com/advisories/43315
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/6
www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/errata/RHSA-2010-0631/Kernel_Security_Update/index.html
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0474
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0504
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0631
access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-31052
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1173
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584645
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11416