CVE-2008-4445

N/A Unknown
Published: October 06, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The sctp_auth_ep_set_hmacs function in net/sctp/auth.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when the SCTP-AUTH extension is enabled, does not verify that the identifier index is within the bounds established by SCTP_AUTH_HMAC_ID_MAX, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted SCTP_HMAC_IDENT IOCTL request involving the sctp_getsockopt function, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4113.

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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/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d97240552cd98c4b07322f30f66fd9c3ba4171de
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-sctp&m=121986743009093&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-sctp&m=121986743209110&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/9
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/27/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/29/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31121
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021001
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d97240552cd98c4b07322f30f66fd9c3ba4171de
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-sctp&m=121986743009093&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-sctp&m=121986743209110&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/9
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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/27/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/29/4
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/bid/31121
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

linux

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