CVE-2008-2826
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.9 · Integer overflow
4.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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 & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=735ce972fbc8a65fb17788debd7bbe7b4383cc62
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlAdvisory
- http://lwn.net/Articles/287350/Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30901Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31107Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31202Advisory