CVE-2008-2826 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2008-2826?

CVE-2008-2826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 2 Jul 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2826?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2826?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-2826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m6m3-cpjp-mwgw.