# CVE-2010-3432: The sctp\_packet\_config function in net/sctp/output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.6 performs extraneous initializations of packet data

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-11-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The sctp_packet_config function in net/sctp/output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.6 performs extraneous initializations of packet data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a certain sequence of SCTP traffic.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128534569803598&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3113
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43480
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128537701808336&w=2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637675
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128453869227715&w=3
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4bdab43323b459900578b200a4b8cf9713ac8fab
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42400
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

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