kernel: sctp: sctp_getsockopt_local_addrs_old() potential overflow
Published Jul 2, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Integer overflow in the sctp_getsockopt_local_addrs_old function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and system outage) via vectors involving a large addr_num field in an sctp_getaddrs_old data structure.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.25.9
Configuration 3
- 4.0
Configuration 4
- 6.06
- 7.04
- 7.10
- 8.04
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0585
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0585 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 21.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (27)
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2826 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=452478 Issue Tracking
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- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2826
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2826
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