Description
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle a protocol violation in which a parameter has an invalid length, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors, related to sctp_sf_violation_paramlen, sctp_sf_abort_violation, sctp_make_abort_violation, and incorrect data types in function calls.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1681-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-4598 | The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle a protocol violation in which a parameter has an invalid length, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors, related to sctp_sf_violation_paramlen, sctp_sf_abort_violation, sctp_make_abort_violation, and incorrect data types in function calls. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-679-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:21.123Z
Reserved: 2008-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-4618
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-10-21T00:10:53.977
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-4618
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN