In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: handle the error returned from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key
When it returns an error from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(), the active_key is actually not updated. The old sh_key will be freeed while it's still used as active key in asoc. Then an use-after-free will be triggered when sending patckets, as found by syzbot:
sctp_auth_shkey_hold+0x22/0xa0 net/sctp/auth.c:112 sctp_set_owner_w net/sctp/socket.c:132 [inline] sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0xbd5/0x1a20 net/sctp/socket.c:1863 sctp_sendmsg+0x1053/0x1d50 net/sctp/socket.c:2025 inet_sendmsg+0x99/0xe0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:819 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xcf/0x120 net/socket.c:734
This patch is to fix it by not replacing the sh_key when it returns errors from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key() in sctp_auth_set_key(). For sctp_auth_set_active_key(), old active_key_id will be set back to asoc->active_key_id when the same thing happens.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.75-48.135Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-aws | Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
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