CVE-2026-53225

CRITICAL

sctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup()

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup() __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup() in net/sctp/input.c only checks that the ASCONF chunk can hold the ADDIP header and a parameter header, then calls af->from_addr_param(), which reads the full address (16 bytes for IPv6) trusting the parameter's declared length. An unauthenticated peer can send a truncated trailing ASCONF chunk that declares an IPv6 address parameter but stops after the 4-byte parameter header; reached from the no-association lookup path, from_addr_param() then reads uninitialized bytes past the parameter. Impact: an unauthenticated SCTP peer makes the receive path read up to 16 bytes of uninitialized memory past a truncated ASCONF address parameter. The sibling __sctp_rcv_init_lookup() bounds parameters with sctp_walk_params(); this path open-codes the fetch and omits the bound. Verify the whole address parameter lies within the chunk before from_addr_param() reads it, the same class of fix as commit 51e5ad549c43 ("net: sctp: fix KMSAN uninit-value in sctp_inq_pop").

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0054
EPSS Percentile 41.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-908
Status published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel 2.6.25 - 5.10.259linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.210linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.176linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.36linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 7.0.13linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.143linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.94linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.25
Linux/Linux 2.6.25
Linux/Linux 5.10.259 - 5.10.*
... and 17 more
Published Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 25, 2026