CVE-2008-2826

Linux Kernel < 2.6.25.9 - Integer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (23)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=735ce972fbc8a65fb17788debd7bbe7b4383cc62

[Broken Link] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lwn.net/Articles/287350/

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30901

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/31107

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/31202

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/31628

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/32370

[Broken Link] http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29990

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020514

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

... and 3 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 35.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-190

Status draft

Affected Products (8)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.25.9

opensuse/opensuse

opensuse/opensuse

debian/debian_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

Timeline

Published Jul 02, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026