GHSA-g6mc-765r-fwwj

GHSA-g6mc-765r-fwwj PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published March 26, 2022

A flaw was found in the sctp_make_strreset_req function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP network protocol in the Linux kernel with a local user privilege access. In this flaw, an attempt to use more buffer than is allocated triggers a BUG_ON issue, leading to a denial of service (DOS).

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

5.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Timeline

Mar 26, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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