### [CVE-2016-9555](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9555) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### Description The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data. ### POC #### Reference - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.8 #### Github No PoCs found on GitHub currently.