Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2826
CVE-2008-2826
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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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Patches
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References
23- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lwn.net/Articles/287350/nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30901nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31107nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31202nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31551nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31628nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32370nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29990nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2511nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43559nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9nvdBroken Link
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207nvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7nvdBroken Link
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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