SCTP.Unknown.Chunk.Type.DoS

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This indicates an attack attempt against a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux Kernel.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the netfilter module handles a specially-crafted SCTP packet with an unknown chunk type. A remote attacker may exploit this to cause a denial-of-service condition.

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Linux kernel 2.6.x

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Denial of Service

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Upgrade to the latest version of the Linux kernel (2.6.21.4 or later):

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)