CVE-2022-50243

sctp: handle the error returned from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:01 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: handle the error returned from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key When it returns an error from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(), the active_key is actually not updated. The old sh_key will be freeed while it's still used as active key in asoc. Then an use-after-free will be triggered when sending patckets, as found by syzbot: sctp_auth_shkey_hold+0x22/0xa0 net/sctp/auth.c:112 sctp_set_owner_w net/sctp/socket.c:132 [inline] sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0xbd5/0x1a20 net/sctp/socket.c:1863 sctp_sendmsg+0x1053/0x1d50 net/sctp/socket.c:2025 inet_sendmsg+0x99/0xe0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:819 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xcf/0x120 net/socket.c:734 This patch is to fix it by not replacing the sh_key when it returns errors from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key() in sctp_auth_set_key(). For sctp_auth_set_active_key(), old active_key_id will be set back to asoc->active_key_id when the same thing happens.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 5.13.64.19.199 ≤ v < 4.19.2625.10.54 ≤ v < 5.10.1505.13.6 ≤ v < 5.145.14 ≤ v < 5.15.755.14 ≤ v < 5.19.175.14 ≤ v < 6.0.35.14 ≤ v < 6.15.14.1 ≤ v < 5.15.755.16 ≤ v < 5.19.175.4.136 ≤ v < 5.4.2206.0 ≤ v < 6.0.34.19.1995.10.545.13.65.145.14 rc35.14 rc45.14 rc55.14 rc65.14 rc75.4.13650b57223da67653c61e405d0a7592355cfe4585e58acd10092268831e49de279446c3147271012928eb225873246312660ccd68296959a7b213d0cddb60461696a0b0fdaf240bc365b7983698f88ded2c1de376423a7759bf4fa25d6a038a4c1e035c9e1
Vendor states this is fixed in 022152aaebe116a25c39818a07e175a8cd3c1e11 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0f90099d18e3abdc01babf686f41f63fe04939c1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 19d636b663e0e92951bba5fced929ca7fd25c552 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 382ff44716603a54f5fd238ddec6a2468e217612 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3b0fcf5e29c0940e1169ce9c44f73edd98bdf12d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b8fa99a3a11bdd77fef6b4a97f1021eb30b5ba40 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f65955340e0044f5c41ac799a01698ac7dee8a4e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.262 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.150 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.220 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/022152aaebe116a25c39818a07e175a8cd3c1e11
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f90099d18e3abdc01babf686f41f63fe04939c1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d636b663e0e92951bba5fced929ca7fd25c552
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/382ff44716603a54f5fd238ddec6a2468e217612
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0fcf5e29c0940e1169ce9c44f73edd98bdf12d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8fa99a3a11bdd77fef6b4a97f1021eb30b5ba40
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65955340e0044f5c41ac799a01698ac7dee8a4e

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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