CVE-2010-0008 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 19 Mar 2010 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Linux kernel SCTP implementation using specific chunks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2010-0008?

CVE-2010-0008 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sctp_rcv_ootb function in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an Out Of The Blue (OOTB) chunk or (2) a chunk of zero length.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0008?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (24)

`kernel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-hugemem-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-largesmp` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-largesmp-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-smp-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-xenU` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-xenU-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::as	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-hugemem-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-largesmp` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-largesmp-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-smp-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-xenU` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`
`kernel-xenU-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.7::es	All versions	`0:2.6.9-78.0.30.EL`

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0008?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2010-0008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-x4hg-58gh-j8mh, RHSA-2010:0342.