Kernel: potential deadlock on &net->sctp.addr_wq_lock leading to dos
CVE-2024-0639

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Kernel
kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 January 2024

Summary

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 crash the system.

Affected Version(s)

Kernel 6.5-rc1

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0639
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258754
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6feb37b3b06e9049...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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