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CVE-2011-4348

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-4348 describes a race condition in the Linux kernel's SCTP implementation (sctp_rcv function in net/sctp/input.c) affecting versions before 2.6.29, which can lead to a denial of service (system hang) via specially crafted SCTP packets. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity, with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.28.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.28CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.28.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.28.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.1HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0218 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-274.17.1.el5
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-4348Important

kernel: incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2482

Jan 10, 2012

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/2