In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: don't free the ASCONF's own transport in DEL-IP processing
sctp_process_asconf() caches the transport the ASCONF chunk is processed against in asconf->transport (== chunk->transport, set once in sctp_rcv()). For an ASCONF located through its Address Parameter by __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup(), that cached transport corresponds to the Address Parameter, which need not be the packet's source address.
sctp_process_asconf_param() rejects a DEL-IP for the packet source address (ADDIP D8, SCTP_ERROR_DEL_SRC_IP), but nothing protects asconf->transport. A single ASCONF can therefore carry, in order:
[Address Parameter L] [DEL-IP L] [DEL-IP 0.0.0.0]
where L differs from the source. The DEL-IP for L passes the D8 check and calls sctp_assoc_rm_peer() on the transport that asconf->transport still points at, freeing it (RCU-deferred). The following wildcard DEL-IP then reuses the now-dangling asconf->transport in sctp_assoc_set_primary() and sctp_assoc_del_nonprimary_peers(): set_primary() dereferences the freed transport (->ipaddr, ->state) and plants the dangling pointer into asoc->peer.primary_path / active_path, and del_nonprimary_peers(), keeping only the pointer that is no longer on the list, removes every real transport, leaving the association with a transport_count of 0 and primary_path/active_path pointing at freed memory.
Reject a DEL-IP that targets the transport the ASCONF is being processed against, mirroring the existing source-address guard, so the wildcard branch can never reuse a freed transport.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-127.188Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 9, 2026 | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
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