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CVE-2013-1828 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1	CVE	ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1	[email protected]	ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	>= 3.8, < 3.8.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 11, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 22, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]