sctp: validate Adaptation Indication parameter length
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- 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 Adaptation Indication parameter length The Adaptation Layer Indication parameter contains a fixed 32-bit Adaptation Code Point after its parameter header. However, sctp_verify_param() accepts a header-only parameter because the generic parameter walker only requires the header to be present. sctp_process_param() then reads adaptation_ind beyond the declared parameter. When the malformed parameter is last in an INIT, the read starts at the receive skb tail, and the value is copied into the state cookie returned in the INIT ACK. This may disclose four receive-buffer tail bytes. Require the declared parameter length to match the fixed structure size and abort the association through the existing invalid parameter length path otherwise.
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 | 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 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-2026-80717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fq3m-cvqw-wrvh
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa7861ddbe3b525b5d541c15c3953d3569e6eb0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c92c601c061e5602db2edeea54fef74aa304027
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b7e4e3640d57bd8857f0052c8b0d8ed4e5e954a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93942b5772e0eee4147d4799cc1b936ae12fa615
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd7cfc708dfc988ae9920c21075e6121bc89926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17b412468c7a44f66a385bda48cdc1e94e39bd6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa28cf99eb4d096c87da939f54233444d209ca5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b21f52c5c5a71a05c0ff70e513f4f04ff28b17
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fq3m-cvqw-wrvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80717 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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