Linux Kernel xt_sctp Endless Loop Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016347
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016347
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-3085
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 21 2006
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Impact: Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.6.17 and prior versions
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Linux Kernel. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send data with a specially crafted chunk length value to cause an endless loop.
The flaw resides in the xt_sctp code.
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Impact: A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (2.6.17.1).
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error, State error
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:34:23 -0400
Subject: Linux kernel vulnerability
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2.6.17.1
xt_sctp: fix endless loop caused by 0 chunk length
CVE-2006-3085
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