CVE-2008-4576

Linux Kernel < 2.6.25.17 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule

Description

sctp in Linux kernel before 2.6.25.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an INIT-ACK that states the peer does not support AUTH, which causes the sctp_process_init function to clean up active transports and triggers the OOPS when the T1-Init timer expires.

References (25)

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.18

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

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

[Various Sources] http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/1039

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/32386

[Various Sources] http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/981012?page=last

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.27-rc6-git6.log

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45773

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31634

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9822

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

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

... and 5 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0482

EPSS Percentile 89.3%

Classification

CWE

CWE-287

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.25.17

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Oct 15, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026