CVE-2008-3526

Description

Integer overflow in the sctp_setsockopt_auth_key function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.24-rc1 through 2.6.26.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted sca_keylength field associated with the SCTP_AUTH_KEY option.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.91% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/9 mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30c2235cbc477d4629983d440cdc4f496fec9246
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44723 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30847 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3526?
CVE-2008-3526 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3526?
To fix CVE-2008-3526, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3526 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3526 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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