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CentOS: (CVE-2015-8767) (Multiple Advisories): kernel

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CentOS: (CVE-2015-8767) (Multiple Advisories): kernel

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/06/2016
Modified
05/03/2019

Description

net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-abi-whitelists
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-firmware
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel
  • centos-upgrade-perf
  • centos-upgrade-python-perf

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:0911
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1102
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2074
  • RHSA-2016:0715
  • RHSA-2016:1277
  • RHSA-2016:1301
  • RHSA-2016:1341
  • DLA-412-1
  • DSA-3448
  • DSA-3503
  • 80268
  • USN-2930-1
  • USN-2930-2
  • USN-2930-3
  • USN-2931-1
  • USN-2932-1
  • USN-2967-1
  • USN-2967-2
  • USN-3083-1
  • USN-3083-2
  • CVE-2015-8767
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