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CVE-2011-2482

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux...

7.5 HighFix available

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.77%Up 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Record
CVE-2011-2482
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Record
CVE-2011-2482
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2470 No score

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Record
EUVD-2011-2470
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7jf9-hrfm-fhpj 7.5

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux...

A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Record
GHSA-7jf9-hrfm-fhpj
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
kernel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6
 before 0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2011-2482 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Linux Kernel, published June 8, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.77%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in kernel 0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5.

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