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CVE-2008-2826

Integer overflow in the sctp_getsockopt_local_addrs_old function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and system outage) via vectors involving a large addr_num field in an sctp_getaddrs_old data structure.

Published

2008-07-02T16:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-190

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.25.9	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	10.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=735ce972fbc8a65fb17788debd7bbe7b4383cc62 ([email protected])
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lwn.net/Articles/287350/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29990 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020514 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2511 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43559 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=735ce972fbc8a65fb17788debd7bbe7b4383cc62 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lwn.net/Articles/287350/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29990 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020514 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2511 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43559 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)