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FreeBSD -- SCTP ICMPv6 error message vulnerability

Affected packages
10.2 <= FreeBSD-kernel < 10.2_9
10.1 <= FreeBSD-kernel < 10.1_26
9.3 <= FreeBSD-kernel < 9.3_33

Details

VuXML ID 78f06a6c-600a-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8
Discovery 2016-01-14
Entry 2016-08-11

Problem Description:

A lack of proper input checks in the ICMPv6 processing in the SCTP stack can lead to either a failed kernel assertion or to a NULL pointer dereference. In either case, a kernel panic will follow.

Impact:

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can reliably trigger a kernel panic in a vulnerable system running IPv6. Any kernel compiled with both IPv6 and SCTP support is vulnerable. There is no requirement to have an SCTP socket open.

IPv4 ICMP processing is not impacted by this vulnerability.

References

CVE Name CVE-2016-1879
FreeBSD Advisory SA-16:01.sctp