CVE-2017-5986 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2017-5986?

CVE-2017-5986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-617, CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5986?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5986?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-5986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5986, GHSA-93r7-h3jv-xg2q, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5986, USN-3264-1, USN-3266-2.