# CVE-2014-0101: The sctp\_sf\_do\_5\_1D\_ce function in net/sctp/sm\_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not validate certain auth\_enable and auth

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not validate certain auth_enable and auth_capable fields before making an sctp_sf_authenticate call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an SCTP handshake with a modified INIT chunk and a crafted AUTH chunk before a COOKIE_ECHO chunk.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65943
- http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/300/sol15317.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec0223ec48a90cb605244b45f7c62de856403729
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0432.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0419.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59216
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1070705
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec0223ec48a90cb605244b45f7c62de856403729
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/04/6

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