vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-9555): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 27, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 27, 2016
Added
Dec 21, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-108-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1499-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1038-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1042-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-1021-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-32-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-32-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-32-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-32-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-32-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-32-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual
References
Rapid7 Labs
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