CVE-2008-4576 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a Linux kernel denial of service via a malformed SCTP INIT-ACK packet, requiring kernel upgrades.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-4576?
CVE-2008-4576 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Oct 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sctp in Linux kernel before 2.6.25.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an INIT-ACK that states the peer does not support AUTH, which causes the sctp_process_init function to clean up active transports and triggers the OOPS when the T1-Init timer expires.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4576?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4576?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-4576 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4576 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2qc-6fm5-5mwj.