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CVE-2013-1828
The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before…
Medium6.9EPSS 1.0%
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- redhat
Description
The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copy_from_user operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS getsockopt system call.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
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References (8)
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 24747 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130307 Re: CVE Request -- Linux kernel: sctp: SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS stack overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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