CVE-2024-0639
Public on 2024-01-17
Modified on 2024-01-31
Description
A denial of service vulnerability due to a deadlock was found in sctp_auto_asconf_init in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel’s SCTP subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2023-09-13 | ALAS-2023-1827 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2023-09-27 | ALAS2-2023-2268 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2023-08-31 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-039 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2023-08-03 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-025 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2023-09-27 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-054 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | 2023-08-17 | ALAS2023-2023-299 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |