Is CVE-2008-2826 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-2826 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-2826?

CVE-2008-2826 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-2826?

CVE-2008-2826 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2826?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.25.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-2826

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the sctp_getsockopt_local_addrs_old function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and system outage) via vectors involving a large addr_num field in an sctp_getaddrs_old data structure.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.25.9Fixed in:2.6.25.9CVE-2008-2826derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.