sctp: validate embedded address parameter length
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: validate embedded address parameter length sctp_verify_asconf() and sctp_verify_param() only validate ADD_IP, DEL_IP, and SET_PRIMARY parameters against a fixed minimum size of sizeof(struct sctp_addip_param) + sizeof(struct sctp_paramhdr). This ensures the outer parameter is large enough to contain an embedded address parameter header, but does not verify that the embedded address parameter's declared length fits within the bounds of the outer parameter. Later, sctp_process_param() and sctp_process_asconf_param() extract the embedded address parameter and pass it to af->from_addr_param(), which uses the address parameter length to parse the variable-length address payload. A malformed peer can therefore advertise an embedded address parameter length that exceeds the remaining bytes in the enclosing parameter. Validate that addr_param->p.length does not exceed the space available after the sctp_addip_param header before processing the embedded address parameter. Reject malformed parameters when the embedded address length extends beyond the enclosing parameter bounds. This prevents out-of-bounds reads when parsing malformed parameters carried in INIT or ASCONF processing paths.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later 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 Patch available CNA
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-2026-74287
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gffv-4hwx-62gg
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c8bf48505f2fef265931db82d5003d302a347b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ba1d3c956604a89168adfb4c97cfc6c509bba5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a44b2602d57e11e2eb85958d4cd500d14a27d9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f54cf589163a75fa06e37d8c2a4a72824c6dd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e4adfee56f32a963ebb105c6cd9a1ed707262a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8605c6f39b9b84f9a4631db6deb25e7f1e973c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c674b20c9cdb54f8a46c88b4d00cadf82b8f0c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9361d0ca55c4af12aac09e2572852fa91046229
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74287 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74287 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gffv-4hwx-62gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74287 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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