CVE-2018-5803

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p56

Published

Jun 12, 2018 (Jun 12, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: linux debian redhat
Products: linux kernel, debian linux, virtualization host, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.8%)

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