CVE-2008-4113
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4113 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-09-16 23:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The sctp_getsockopt_hmac_ident function in net/sctp/socket.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, relies on an untrusted length value to limit copying of data from kernel memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted SCTP_HMAC_IDENT IOCTL request involving the sctp_getsockopt function. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22_rc7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24_rc4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24_rc5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.1 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.10 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.11 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.12 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.2 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.3 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.4 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.5 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.6 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.7 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.8 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.9 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityReason - Linux Kernel SCTP-AUTH API Information Disclosure Vulnerability and NULL Pointer Dereferences | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel < 2.6.26.4 SCTP Kernel Memory Disclosure Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE-2008-4113 update: kernel: sctp: fix random memory dereference with SCTP_HMAC_IDENT option | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Linux Kernel 'SCTP' Module Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.trapkit.de | |
| Ubuntu update for linux - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux Kernel Validation Flaw in sctp_getsockopt_hmac_ident() Lets Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1655-1 linux-2.6.24 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| USN-659-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| git.kernel.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=d97240552cd98c4b07322f30f66fd9c3ba4171de | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-01-15 | Tomas Hoger | This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise MRG for RHEL-5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.