CVE-2018-5803

N/A

Published: June 12, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC

6 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

Description

In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

7.0 8.0 9.0

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 3.2.102v < 4.15.83.3 ≤ v < 4.1.514.10 ≤ v < 4.14.254.15 ≤ v < 4.15.84.3 ≤ v < 4.9.87

Affected range stops below 3.2.102, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.1.51, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.14.25, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.15.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.9.87, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Enterprise Linux Desktop · Red Hatrubygems

95%

7.0

Enterprise Linux Server · Red Hatrubygems

95%

7.0

Enterprise Linux Workstation · Red Hatrubygems

95%

7.0

Virtualization Host · Red Hat

95%

4.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references