CVE-2008-4113 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4113?

CVE-2008-4113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sctp_getsockopt_hmac_ident function in net/sctp/socket.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, relies on an untrusted length value to limit copying of data from kernel memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted SCTP_HMAC_IDENT IOCTL request involving the sctp_getsockopt function.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4113?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4113?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-4113 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4113 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6px2-f4fc-3m96.