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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5986

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5986 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 18, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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