CVE-2026-46227

HIGH EPSS 2.6%
Published May 28, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 28, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: revalidate list cursor after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() in SCTP_SENDALL The SCTP_SENDALL path in sctp_sendmsg() iterates ep->asocs with list_for_each_entry_safe(), which caches the next entry in @tmp before the loop body runs. The body calls sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc(), which may drop the socket lock inside sctp_wait_for_sndbuf(). While the lock is dropped, another thread can SCTP_SOCKOPT_PEELOFF the association cached in @tmp, migrating it to a new endpoint via sctp_sock_migrate() (list_del_init() + list_add_tail() to newep->asocs), and optionally close the new socket which frees the association via kfree_rcu(). The cached @tmp can also be freed by a network ABORT for that association, processed in softirq while the lock is dropped. sctp_wait_for_sndbuf() revalidates @asoc (the current entry) on re-lock via the "sk != asoc->base.sk" and "asoc->base.dead" checks, but nothing revalidates @tmp. After a successful return, the iterator advances to the stale @tmp, yielding either a use-after-free (if the peeled socket was closed) or a list-walk onto the new endpoint's list head (type confusion of &newep->asocs as a struct sctp_association *). Both are reachable from CapEff=0; the type-confusion path gives controlled indirect call via the outqueue.sched->init_sid pointer. Fix by re-deriving @tmp from @asoc after sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() returns. @asoc is known to still be on ep->asocs at that point: the only callers that list_del an association from ep->asocs are sctp_association_free() (which sets asoc->base.dead) and sctp_assoc_migrate() (which changes asoc->base.sk), and sctp_wait_for_sndbuf() checks both under the lock before any successful return; a tripped check propagates as err < 0 and the loop bails before the re-derive. The SCTP_ABORT path in sctp_sendmsg_check_sflags() returns 0 and the loop hits 'continue' before sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc() is ever called, so the @tmp cached by list_for_each_entry_safe() still covers the lock-held free that ba59fb027307 ("sctp: walk the list of asoc safely") was added for.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.17  –  <5.10.258
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.209
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.175
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.140
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.90
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.32
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <7.0.9
linuxlinux_kernel7.1any
linuxlinux_kernel7.1any
linuxlinux_kernel7.1any

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c7b55974f97b78d1109025eadf084e74cbf330f
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  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dbc8cde64280fc37cdd678cced34eaf96cfb197
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bfb06ecb00f7fdf35dba8e8f2877346cbe5e078
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6187a172d6ed57d6b2c327836e4407c6456e639d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb5f36771cc4c05899b34000829a787572a8817
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0f40d8107e2ce827521968dc6926f3e13728ae
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9dadb31f36045a8cb65df4bd75e7237ef21a4b5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3a3f0b406b4b7eb3cea35a23fa2bf170848b104
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c7b55974f97b78d1109025eadf084e74cbf330f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dbc8cde64280fc37cdd678cced34eaf96cfb197
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bfb06ecb00f7fdf35dba8e8f2877346cbe5e078
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6187a172d6ed57d6b2c327836e4407c6456e639d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb5f36771cc4c05899b34000829a787572a8817
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0f40d8107e2ce827521968dc6926f3e13728ae
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9dadb31f36045a8cb65df4bd75e7237ef21a4b5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3a3f0b406b4b7eb3cea35a23fa2bf170848b104
    Patch