Critical severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53225
sctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup()
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup() __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup() in net/sctp/input.c only checks that the ASCONF chunk can hold the ADDIP header and a parameter header, then calls af->from_addr_param(), which reads the full address (16 bytes for IPv6) trusting the parameter's declared length. An unauthenticated peer can send a truncated trailing ASCONF chunk that declares an IPv6 address parameter but stops after the 4-byte parameter header; reached from the no-association lookup path, from_addr_param() then reads uninitialized bytes past the parameter. Impact: an unauthenticated SCTP peer makes the receive path read up to 16 bytes of uninitialized memory past a truncated ASCONF address parameter. The sibling __sctp_rcv_init_lookup() bounds parameters with sctp_walk_params(); this path open-codes the fetch and omits the bound. Verify the whole address parameter lies within the chunk before from_addr_param() reads it, the same class of fix as commit 51e5ad549c43 ("net: sctp: fix KMSAN uninit-value in sctp_inq_pop").
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.25 before 5.10.259; 5.11 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; +8 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
df21857714398acb8b24a8bb5a6d2286dd9c59ef before 446e0ecd845abc394b24ae2030a883572bec9d16; df21857714398acb8b24a8bb5a6d2286dd9c59ef before 928dd94db23e8ba340f83d68f7f24d831b7a4426; df21857714398acb8b24a8bb5a6d2286dd9c59ef before d796cfd06074b579d265b28401306cadd30db945; df21857714398acb8b24a8bb5a6d2286dd9c59ef before 8ce96f1182644079249a24ac7e2ffc32e0301a46; df21857714398acb8b24a8bb5a6d2286dd9c59ef before d6bd0bb7697ea8c0387b0d9d973453f479017b23; df21857714398acb8b24a8bb5a6d2286dd9c59ef before f76a8b323e28e0951f979dbef20a7496383c47df; +3 more · source: vendor