Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800036
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Linux Kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol Violation Vulnerability
Summary:	This host has Linux Kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol; (SCTP) implementation and is prone to Protocol Violation Vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: This host has Linux Kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation and is prone to Protocol Violation Vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The issue is with the parameter 'sctp_paramhdr' in sctp_sf_violation_paramlen, sctp_sf_abort_violation, and sctp_make_abort_violation functions of sm.h, sm_make_chunk.c, and sm_statefunc.c files, which has invalid length and incorrect data types in function calls. Vulnerability Impact: Successful attacks will result in denial of service via kernel related vectors. Affected Software/OS: Linux kernel version before 2.6.27 on all Linux Platforms. Solution: Upgrade to Linux kernel 2.6.27, or apply the available patch from the referenced link. CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4618 BugTraq ID: 31848 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31848 Debian Security Information: DSA-1681 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/06/1 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 http://secunia.com/advisories/33586 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:053 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG

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