CVE-2014-3688
EPSS 5.9%
Description
The SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering a large number of chunks in an association's output queue, as demonstrated by ASCONF probes, related to net/sctp/inqueue.c and net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c.
How to fix CVE-2014-3688
To remediate CVE-2014-3688, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux—upgrade to 3.16.7-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-3688 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.16.7-1