CVE-2024-57938 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV6.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 21
Latest updateMay 29
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sctp: Prevent autoclose integer overflow in sctp_association_init()
While by default max_autoclose equals to INT_MAX / HZ, one may set
net.sctp.max_autoclose to UINT_MAX. There is code in
sctp_association_init() that can consequently trigger overflow.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux9f70f46bd4c7267d48ef461a1d613ec9ec0d520c — 94b7ed0a4896420988e1776942f0a3f67167873e+7