5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-5986
Linux SCTP Race Condition Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 18, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-5986 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5986 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-5986.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/6 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96222
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420276 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/6 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96222
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420276 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Python

Updated: 5 years, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 26, 2018, 10:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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vulnerabilities monitoring cve exploit

Python

Updated: 9 months ago
25 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2017, noon This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5986 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5986 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-362 CWE-617 CWE-362
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96222 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2dcab598484185dea7ec22219c76dcdd59e3cb90 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420276 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420276 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

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0.39161

percentile

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