Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CVE-2024-0639
A denial of service vulnerability due to a deadlock was found in sctp_auto_asconf_init in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel’s SCTP subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially cras…
EPSS: 0.000 (0.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0639 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHBZ#2258754 (issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6feb37b3b06e9049e20dcf7e23998f92c9c5be9a
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-0639?
- CVE-2024-0639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under CWE-833. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-0639?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.