CVE-2008-2826

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.

🔗 References (46)

• cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=735ce972fbc8a65fb17788debd7bbe7b4383cc62
• cve@mitrehttp://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
• cve@mitrehttp://lwn.net/Articles/287350/
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30901
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31107
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31202
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31551
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31628
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32370
• cve@mitrehttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
• cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
• cve@mitrehttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167