CVE-2008-3792

N/A Unknown
Published: September 03, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
Exploit Patch
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
Exploit Patch
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

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.9%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux