Linux Kernel SCTP-AUTH API Bugs Let Local Users Obtain Information and Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020854 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020854
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3792
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Sep 11 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system, Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.6.26.3 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can cause denial of service conditions. A local user can obtain potentially sensitive information.
A local user can invoke a specially crafted SCTP_HMAC_IDENT IOCTL call to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
A local user can also invoke specially crafted SCTP-AUTH API commands to trigger several null pointer dereferences and cause a kernel panic.
The vulnerabilities reside in 'net/sctp/socket.c'.
The vendor was notified on August 20, 2008.
Tobias Klein reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt
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Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
A local user can obtain potentially sensitive information.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (2.6.26.4).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, State error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:17:08 -0400
Subject: Linux Kernel
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http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt
CVE-2008-3792
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