What is CVE-2008-3792?

CVE-2008-3792 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10. CVE-2008-3792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3792?

CVE-2008-3792 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-3792?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3792. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-3792 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2008-3792

High

net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4 does not verify that the SCTP-AUTH extension is enabled before proceeding with SCTP-AUTH API functions, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via vectors that result in calls to (1) sctp_setsockopt_auth_chunk, (2) sctp_setsockopt_hmac_ident, (3) sctp_setsockopt_auth_key, (4) sctp_setsockopt_active_key, (5) sctp_setsockopt_del_key, (6) sctp_getsockopt_maxburst, (7) sctp_getsockopt_active_key, (8) sctp_getsockopt_peer_auth_chunks, or (9) sctp_getsockopt_local_auth_chunks.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-09-03

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-3792 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/23/49
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=121928747903176&w=2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393

Vendor Advisory
Securityreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4210

Exploit
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4

Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/1
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/6
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/8
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/6
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496256/100/0/threaded
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020854
Trapkit
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-007.txt
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45189
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e739d1752aca4e8f3e794d431503bfca3162df4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31121
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-3792

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-09-03

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3792?

CVE-2008-3792 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . CVE-2008-3792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3792?

CVE-2008-3792 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-3792?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3792. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-3792 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-3792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.