CVE-2011-2482 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2482?

CVE-2011-2482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2482?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2482?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2011-2482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7jf9-hrfm-fhpj.