CVE-2008-2826
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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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
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