TI-2026-50692 Aliases CVE-2026-72413 GHSA-765x-xm9f-mfm8

sctp: fix err_chunk memory leaks in INIT handling

LOW 22Published 2026-08-15 · Updated 2026-11-06

Key facts

Attack vector: —
Privileges required: —
User interaction: —
Attack complexity: —
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: —
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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().

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 +3Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	2.6.12 and later	6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1.5, 7.2	Patch available	CNA

Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1.5, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	—	—	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1.5, 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72413
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-765x-xm9f-mfm8
2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/Linux@43ddbcdc0ed74a8fba4aff5e623ace8135411b93, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
2026-10-03 2 new references · CNA
2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4

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Sources

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