CVE-2016-9555
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 26.9%Published: 11/28/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9555
Description
The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/linuxfrom 0, < 4.8.11-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |