CVE-2008-4618
Linux Kernel < 2.6.26.5 - Improper Input Validation
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (11)
Scores
EPSS
0.0101
EPSS Percentile
76.8%
Classification
CWE
CWE-20
Status
draft
Affected Products (50)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.26.5
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Timeline
Published
Oct 21, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026