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CVE-2008-2826
Published: Jul 2, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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References
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-1630
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
29990
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDVSA-2008:167
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
SUSE-SA:2008:052
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7
x_refsource_CONFIRM
31551
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
30901
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2008:0585
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
linux-kernel-sctpgetsockopt-dos(43559)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
MDVSA-2008:174
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
31107
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2008:037
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lwn.net/Articles/287350/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2008-2511
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
32370
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
x_refsource_CONFIRM
31628
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
31202
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-625-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
1020514
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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