CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-9555
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-11-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125
Description
The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.2 < 3.2.85)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.3 < 3.10.105)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.11 < 3.12.68)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.13 < 3.16.40)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.17 < 3.18.49)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.19 < 4.4.32)
• linux linux kernel (>= 4.5.0 < 4.8.8)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.8 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94479 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037339 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397930 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/syzkaller/pAUcHsUJbjk groups.google.com
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.8 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94479 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037339 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397930 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf911e985d6bbaa328c20c3e05f4eb03de11fdd6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/syzkaller/pAUcHsUJbjk groups.google.com