Race condition in sctp_rcv function allows remote attackers to cause denial of service

Race condition in sctp_rcv function allows remote attackers to cause denial of service

CVE-2011-4348 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Race condition in the sctp_rcv function in net/sctp/input.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via SCTP packets. NOTE: in some environments, this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2482.

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