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CVE-2010-3432

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3432 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before 2.6.35.6) affecting various distributions like Canonical, Debian, and openSUSE. This flaw, residing in the sctp_packet_config function, allows remote attackers to trigger a system panic through a specific sequence of SCTP traffic. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a critical availability impact due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.35.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0554 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-89.33.1.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3432Important

kernel: sctp: do not reset the packet during sctp_packet_config

Sep 15, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42400
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42778
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42789
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2126
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.6
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0936.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/43480
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1000-1
Third Party Advisory
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3113
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0012
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0024
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
Third Party Advisory