DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5986

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CVE-2017-5986
Published: 18 Feb 2017, 21:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Feb 2017, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.9.10-1 | < 4.9.10-1 | < 4.9.10-1 | < 4.9.10-1

References (1)