| Name | CVE-2015-8767 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-412-1, DSA-3448-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie | 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 3.16.57-2 | fixed | |
| stretch | 4.9.110-1 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.110-3+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| buster | 4.17.14-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 4.17.17-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.3.1-1 | medium | ||
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 | medium | DSA-3448-1 | |
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 | medium | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | medium | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | squeeze | 2.6.32-48squeeze19 | medium | DLA-412-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/635682a14427d241bab7bbdeebb48a7d7b91638e (v4.3-rc4)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/4