sctp: hold socket lock when dumping endpoints in sctp_diag
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- 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: hold socket lock when dumping endpoints in sctp_diag SCTP_DIAG endpoint dumping was traversing endpoint address lists without holding lock_sock(), while those lists could change concurrently via socket operations (e.g., bindx changes). This creates a race where nla_reserve() counts addresses under RCU protection, but the subsequent copy may see fewer entries, potentially leaking uninitialized memory to userspace. Fix this by: - Taking a reference on each endpoint during hash traversal - Moving socket operations (lock_sock()) outside read_lock_bh() - Serializing address list access during dump - Reworking sctp_for_each_endpoint() to support restart-based traversal with (net, pos) tracking Also: - Add WARN_ON_ONCE() for inconsistent address counts - Fix idiag_states filtering for LISTEN vs association cases - Skip dumping endpoints being freed (ep->base.dead) - Move dump position tracking into iterator, removing cb->args[4] and its comment for sctp_ep_dump()., - Update the comment for cb->args[4] and remove the comment for unused cb->args[5] for sctp_sock_dump(). Note: traversal is restart-based and may re-scan buckets multiple times, but this is acceptable due to small bucket sizes and required to support sleeping-safe callbacks. This issue was reported by Nico Yip (@_cyeaa_) working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5mf-mjh6-46fm
- 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98c294a9369b6fe89e652c06357ee594be4dfa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b38e3dcfde3077dbc03eb8ef88e03cc19f70b8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec3c2d59a192e17e1014ba71afc368ba162ecac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722576aba0a6d9423714550b1c03239b0f0def77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe7f8828e6ac8be858870c2bf836258844f97d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/207bb4ce8fe7de961ae7bb33569ad2cd61f44954
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09a245f33e567b604efa1960b7a2d25dd9c8713
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d8297e26b4e20b5d1c3c3fe51fe81a1c7fbc823
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5mf-mjh6-46fm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72447 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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