Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5986
CVE-2017-5986
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/6nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96222nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308nvd
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