CVE-2008-3792

Published: Sep 3, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4 does not verify that the SCTP-AUTH extension is enabled before proceeding with SCTP-AUTH API functions, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via vectors that result in calls to (1) sctp_setsockopt_auth_chunk, (2) sctp_setsockopt_hmac_ident, (3) sctp_setsockopt_auth_key, (4) sctp_setsockopt_active_key, (5) sctp_setsockopt_del_key, (6) sctp_getsockopt_maxburst, (7) sctp_getsockopt_active_key, (8) sctp_getsockopt_peer_auth_chunks, or (9) sctp_getsockopt_local_auth_chunks.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.26.3

References (42)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e739d1752aca4e8f3e794d431503bfca3162df4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/23/49

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=121928747903176&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31881

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32190

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32393

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4210

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496256/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31121

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020854

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45189

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e739d1752aca4e8f3e794d431503bfca3162df4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/23/49

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=121928747903176&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/31881

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32190

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32393

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4210

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/6

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/6

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496256/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31121

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020854

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45189

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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