kernel: sctp: fix potential panics in the SCTP-AUTH API
Published Sep 3, 2008
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.67%
Description
net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4 does not verify that the SCTP-AUTH extension is enabled before proceeding with SCTP-AUTH API functions, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via vectors that result in calls to (1) sctp_setsockopt_auth_chunk, (2) sctp_setsockopt_hmac_ident, (3) sctp_setsockopt_auth_key, (4) sctp_setsockopt_active_key, (5) sctp_setsockopt_del_key, (6) sctp_getsockopt_maxburst, (7) sctp_getsockopt_active_key, (8) sctp_getsockopt_peer_auth_chunks, or (9) sctp_getsockopt_local_auth_chunks.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.26.3
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MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-81.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0857
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-81.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0857 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5.
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:N/AC:M/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02668) | 85.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02668) | 83.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.44% (0.04440) | 88.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 70.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 68.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 66.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 66.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 68.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (25)
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