### [CVE-2015-5283](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5283) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20n%2Fa%20&color=brighgreen) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### Description The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or memory corruption) by creating SCTP sockets before all of the steps have finished. ### POC #### Reference - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html #### Github No PoCs found on GitHub currently.