CVE-2008-4618

Linux Kernel < 2.6.26.5 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle a protocol violation in which a parameter has an invalid length, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors, related to sctp_sf_violation_paramlen, sctp_sf_abort_violation, sctp_make_abort_violation, and incorrect data types in function calls.

Scores

EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 76.8%

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.26.5
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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linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
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linux/linux_kernel
... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Oct 21, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026