Incorrect Sequence of Protocol-Initialization Steps in Linux Kernel Allows Denial of Service

CVE-2015-5283 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or memory corruption) by creating SCTP sockets before all of the steps have finished.

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