CVE-2013-2206
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The sctp_sf_do_5_2_4_dupcook function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.5 does not properly handle associations during the processing of a duplicate COOKIE ECHO chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP traffic.
Find out more about CVE-2013-2206 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does affect Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
This issue does not affect Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 as they already contain the fix.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1173 | 2013-08-27 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1195 | 2013-09-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1166 | 2013-08-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
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