Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-1421
Use-after-free vulnerability in the sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an INIT collision that leads to improper handling of shared-key data.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.098 (95.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.098 · newest: 0.098 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2542-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1082.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2541-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/600ddd6825543962fb807884169e57b580dba208 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1421?
- CVE-2015-1421 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel. Published 2015-03-16.
- Is CVE-2015-1421 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.