CVE-2008-4445

Publication date 6 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The sctp_auth_ep_set_hmacs function in net/sctp/auth.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when the SCTP-AUTH extension is enabled, does not verify that the identifier index is within the bounds established by SCTP_AUTH_HMAC_ID_MAX, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted SCTP_HMAC_IDENT IOCTL request involving the sctp_getsockopt function, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4113.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-21.43
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.20 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.22 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

kees

The linked patch fixes this and CVE-2008-4113

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-659-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 27 October 2008

Other references