Deadlock Affecting kernel-core package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELCORE-6167924
  • published17 Jan 2024
  • disclosed27 Jun 2023

Introduced: 27 Jun 2023

CVE-2024-0639  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-833  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-core.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1