Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5803
CVE-2018-5803
Description
In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.
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Affected products
107- osv-coords105 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- Linux Foundation/Linux Kernelv5Range: Before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
26- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0641nvdThird Party Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.102nvdVendor Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.51nvdVendor Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.25nvdVendor Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.15.8nvdVendor Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.121nvdVendor Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.87nvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81331/nvdThird Party Advisory
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/linux-sctp/msg07036.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg482523.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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