CVE-2014-3687
kernel: net: sctp: fix panic on duplicate ASCONF chunks
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 9, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation handled duplicate Address Configuration Change Chunks (ASCONF). A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to crash the system.
Statement
This issue does affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases will address this issue.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE not specified