{
    "id": "CVE-2008-4113",
    "published": "2008-09-16 23:00:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:57:12",
    "cvss_score": "4.7",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-200",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00833",
    "epss_percentile": "0.56536",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7618",
            "title": "Linux Kernel < 2.6.26.4 - SCTP Kernel Memory Disclosure",
            "date": "2008-12-29",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7618"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d97240552cd98c4b07322f30f66fd9c3ba4171de",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32190",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32315",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32393",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4266",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/6",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496256/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31121",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021000",
        "http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45188",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7618",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d97240552cd98c4b07322f30f66fd9c3ba4171de",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32190",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32315",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32393",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4266",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4"
    ]
}