CVE-2018-5803
In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | - | 3.2.102 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.3 | 4.1.51 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.3 | 4.9.87 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.10 | 4.14.25 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.15 | 4.15.8 |
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 9.0 | 9.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| redhat / virtualization_host | 4.0 | 4.0.x |
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0641
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.102
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.51
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.25
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.15.8
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.121
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.87
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=07f2c7ab6f8d0a7e7c5764c4e6cc9c52951b9d9c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81331/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-sctp/msg07036.html
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg482523.html
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