NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-debug package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.23% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KERNELRTDEBUG-12203769
  • published27 Aug 2025
  • disclosed10 Nov 2014

Introduced: 10 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-7841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 kernel-rt-debug.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug package and not the kernel-rt-debug package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The sctp_process_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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