sctp: clear control chunk transport if it is being removed
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-74688 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-22 16:16:43 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-22 16:16:43 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: clear control chunk transport if it is being removed
sctp_make_heartbeat_ack() caches the destination transport in
chunk->transport without taking a reference. When src_out_of_asoc_ok is
enabled, the HEARTBEAT ACK may remain queued on control_chunk_list instead
of being transmitted immediately.
If the peer transport is removed while the chunk is still queued,
sctp_assoc_rm_peer() drops the transport and schedules it for RCU freeing,
but only clears cached transport pointers in out_chunk_list. The queued
control chunk therefore retains a dangling transport pointer.
Once an ASCONF_ACK clears the suppression and the queued control chunk is
transmitted, SCTP dereferences the stale transport pointer, leading to a
use-after-free.
Fix this by also clearing chunk->transport for queued control chunks in
control_chunk_list when removing the transport. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef dbb3f418a8665ffb0514e1a9520ab6a1c5d4d886 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef fad4766a74220fe579c6fcaa10ba01c23529814f git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef 936658ec41c28c397ef390140e02d4c91ade92f0 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef 8de65194a04d2552cd39b6c67d942d490f22d174 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef 6160e756db81d6cb63e3e2952efcf6c5134be385 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef 18d704bdd809377dfd81a3c2f42426763b5da227 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef 4d6b9cac6df5e0cfef1a66b3edd7aebdb9e4b7e7 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 8a07eb0a50aebc8c95478d49c28c7f8419a26cef c9158ceaf27780ef64534ad72f44ffde3f8ccc49 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 3.1 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 3.1 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.10.265 5.10.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.15.216 5.15.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.1.183 6.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.6.152 6.6.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.104 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.45 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1.9 7.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbb3f418a8665ffb0514e1a9520ab6a1c5d4d886 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/936658ec41c28c397ef390140e02d4c91ade92f0 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d6b9cac6df5e0cfef1a66b3edd7aebdb9e4b7e7 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/18d704bdd809377dfd81a3c2f42426763b5da227 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de65194a04d2552cd39b6c67d942d490f22d174 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/6160e756db81d6cb63e3e2952efcf6c5134be385 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad4766a74220fe579c6fcaa10ba01c23529814f |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9158ceaf27780ef64534ad72f44ffde3f8ccc49 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.