net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when addip_enable and...
Vulnerability Description
net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when addip_enable and auth_enable are used, does not consider the amount of zero padding during calculation of chunk lengths for (1) INIT and (2) INIT ACK chunks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted packet data.
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References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/12
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695383
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8170c35e738d62e9919ce5b109cf4ed66e95bde
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