A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
Apr 20, 2023
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Apr 4, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Apr 20, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Apr 20, 2023
Last updated
Apr 4, 2024
A null pointer dereference issue was found in the sctp network protocol in net/sctp/stream_sched.c in Linux Kernel. If stream_in allocation is failed, stream_out is freed which would further be accessed. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.
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