SB2013060806 - Input validation error in Linux kernel
Published: June 8, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013060806
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4348)
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (system hang) via SCTP packets.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757143
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6