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Alpine Linux: CVE-2013-4350: CVE-2013-4350 Linux kernel net sctp ipv6 ipsec encryption bug in sctp_v6_xmit

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2013-4350: CVE-2013-4350 Linux kernel net sctp ipv6 ipsec encryption bug in sctp_v6_xmit

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/25/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/30/2017
Modified
09/22/2017

Description

The IPv6 SCTP implementation in net/sctp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.1 uses data structures and function calls that do not trigger an intended configuration of IPsec encryption, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-linux-grsec

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