CVE-2008-3792 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2008-3792?

CVE-2008-3792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3792?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-3792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3792 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 CVE-2008-3793, GHSA-wq73-mhj6-vjhc.