sctp: fix use-after-free of cached ASCONF chunk
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · 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: fix use-after-free of cached ASCONF chunk addip_last_asconf caches the outstanding outbound ASCONF chunk. The normal ASCONF-ACK completion path releases the chunk and clears the pointer. However, sctp_asconf_queue_teardown() releases the cached chunk without clearing addip_last_asconf. During peer restart handling, sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a() queues SCTP_CMD_PURGE_ASCONF_QUEUE, which invokes sctp_asconf_queue_teardown() while the association remains alive and leaves the pointer dangling. A delayed authenticated ASCONF-ACK can then reach sctp_sf_do_asconf_ack(), which accesses the stale chunk and passes it to sctp_process_asconf_ack(), causing a use-after-free and a second release. Clearing the pointer exposes a race with T4 expiry. Peer restart handling queues the timer stop before the purge, but SCTP_CMD_TIMER_STOP uses timer_delete(), which does not wait for a callback already running on another CPU. Such a callback can reach sctp_sf_t4_timer_expire() after the purge and dereference NULL. Clear addip_last_asconf after releasing the cached chunk, and make sctp_sf_t4_timer_expire() consume a stale T4 expiry if no outstanding ASCONF remains.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 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 | — |
| 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-2026-74587
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vmc-fx99-r54r
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10459b03e2d9ee12435e96f587de4d4cacdbf435
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1bb114e09372fd6e03387ced9ef566da336ed6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/179676f0166230c80053a392303485b37c93dd33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc67d528c2fa939cec7fe3bf7f3089c8d281ca3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/618b5c6d049896fcfabb91afc072954c92cb2693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07daf4f9750104960a1d60831b2353c0d41f35fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d949992bc3f00027a2c755e860a11950c75f6073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c283e7b56adce00193837f3311b06662466fb21
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74587 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74587 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vmc-fx99-r54r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74587 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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