National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2826

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629

Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629

External Source: XF

Name: linux-kernel-sctpgetsockopt-dos(43559)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43559

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2511

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2511

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-625-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020514

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020514

External Source: BID

Name: 29990

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29990

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0585

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2008:174

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2008:167

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7

Hyperlink:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1630

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207

Hyperlink:http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32370

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32370

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31628

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31628

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31551

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31202

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31202

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31107

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31107

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 30901

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30901

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://lwn.net/Articles/287350/

Hyperlink:http://lwn.net/Articles/287350/

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2008:052

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2008:037

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9

Hyperlink:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=735ce972fbc8a65fb17788debd7bbe7b4383cc62

Hyperlink:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=735ce972fbc8a65fb17788debd7bbe7b4383cc62