CVE-2006-2274 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Linux kernel via crafted SCTP packets causing infinite recursion, requiring kernel patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2274?
CVE-2006-2274 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via a packet that contains two or more DATA fragments, which causes an skb pointer to refer back to itself when the full message is reassembled, leading to infinite recursion in the sctp_skb_pull function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2274?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lksctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2274?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-2274 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2274 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5qf-q563-3822.