Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1573
CVE-2011-1573
Description
net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when addip_enable and auth_enable are used, does not consider the amount of zero padding during calculation of chunk lengths for (1) INIT and (2) INIT ACK chunks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted packet data.
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References
6- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/12nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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