UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5283

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CVE-2015-5283
Published: 19 Oct 2015, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Oct 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or memory corruption) by creating SCTP sockets before all of the steps have finished.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-70.113

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid

    < 3.19.0-37.42~14.04.1

References (8)