vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-5986
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 18, 2017 | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 9, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 18, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Feb 9, 2026
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.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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