Re: CVE request: kernel: sctp: Fix kernel panic while process protocol violation parameter

Eugene Teo wrote:
> This was committed in upstream kernel recently.
> 
> "[PATCH] sctp: Fix kernel panic while process protocol violation parameter
> 
> Since call to function sctp_sf_abort_violation() need paramter 'arg'
> with 'struct sctp_chunk' type, it will read the chunk type and chunk
> length from the chunk_hdr member of chunk. But call to
> sctp_sf_violation_paramlen() always with 'struct sctp_paramhdr' type's
> parameter, it will be passed to sctp_sf_abort_violation(). This may
> cause kernel panic."
> 
> Upstream commit: ba0166708ef4da7eeb61dd92bbba4d5a749d6561
> 
> This is user-triggerable.

Ping Steve. This needs a CVE name too. Thanks!

Eugene