In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: fix err_chunk memory leaks in INIT handling
When sctp_verify_init() encounters unrecognized parameters, it allocates an err_chunk to report them. However, this chunk is leaked in several code paths:
1. In sctp_sf_do_5_1B_init(), if security_sctp_assoc_request() fails after sctp_verify_init() has populated err_chunk, the function returns immediately without freeing it.
2. In sctp_sf_do_unexpected_init(), the same leak occurs on the security_sctp_assoc_request() failure path.
3. In sctp_sf_do_unexpected_init(), on the success path after copying unrecognized parameters to the INIT-ACK, the function returns without freeing err_chunk, unlike sctp_sf_do_5_1B_init() which properly frees it.
Fix all three leaks by adding sctp_chunk_free(err_chunk) calls before returning in the error paths and on the success path in sctp_sf_do_unexpected_init().
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-129.197Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.54-121.166Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-devel | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-ibmUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-38-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oracle-64k | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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