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CVE-2008-3526

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2008-08-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Integer overflow in the sctp_setsockopt_auth_key function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.24-rc1 through 2.6.26.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted sca_keylength field associated with the SCTP_AUTH_KEY option.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References