kernel: sctp: SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS stack buffer overflow
Published Mar 22, 2013
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.01%
Description
The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copy_from_user operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS getsockopt system call.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 3.8 · < 3.8.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as those versions are missing upstream commit 196d6759 that introduced this issue.
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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 | 1.01% (0.01014) | 61.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01014) | 58.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 21.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 56.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 54.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 46.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.98% (0.02977) | 83.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 5, 2023 | 2.98% (0.02977) | 83.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.60% (0.02600) | 80.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.60% (0.02600) | 61.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1828 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1828
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1828
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