CVE-2023-53296

sctp: check send stream number after wait_for_sndbuf

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2025 at 08:11 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: check send stream number after wait_for_sndbuf This patch fixes a corner case where the asoc out stream count may change after wait_for_sndbuf. When the main thread in the client starts a connection, if its out stream count is set to N while the in stream count in the server is set to N - 2, another thread in the client keeps sending the msgs with stream number N - 1, and waits for sndbuf before processing INIT_ACK. However, after processing INIT_ACK, the out stream count in the client is shrunk to N - 2, the same to the in stream count in the server. The crash occurs when the thread waiting for sndbuf is awake and sends the msg in a non-existing stream(N - 1), the call trace is as below: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000038-0x000000000000003f] Call Trace: <TASK> sctp_cmd_send_msg net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c:1114 [inline] sctp_cmd_interpreter net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c:1777 [inline] sctp_side_effects net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c:1199 [inline] sctp_do_sm+0x197d/0x5310 net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c:1170 sctp_primitive_SEND+0x9f/0xc0 net/sctp/primitive.c:163 sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0x10eb/0x1a30 net/sctp/socket.c:1868 sctp_sendmsg+0x8d4/0x1d90 net/sctp/socket.c:2026 inet_sendmsg+0x9d/0xe0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:825 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:722 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xde/0x190 net/socket.c:745 The fix is to add an unlikely check for the send stream number after the thread wakes up from the wait_for_sndbuf.

Affected

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

4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2814.15 ≤ v < 5.10.1784.15 ≤ v < 5.15.1074.15 ≤ v < 5.4.2414.15 ≤ v < 6.1.244.15 ≤ v < 6.2.114.15 ≤ v < 6.34.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2415.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1075.16 ≤ v < 6.1.245.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1786.2 ≤ v < 6.2.114.155bbbbe32a43199c2b9ea5ea66fab6241c64beb516.3 rc16.3 rc26.3 rc36.3 rc46.3 rc5
Vendor states this is fixed in 0443fff49d6352160c200064156c25898bd9f58c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2584024b23552c00d95b50255e47bd18d306d31a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 667eb99cf7c15fe5b0ecefe75cf658e20ef20c9f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9346a1a21142357972a6f466ba6275ddc54b04ac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a615e7270318fa0b98bf1ff38daf6cf52d840312 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b4b6dfad41aaae9e36e44327b18d5cf4b20dd2ce (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d2128636b303aa9cf065055402ee6697409a8837 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.281 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.107 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.241 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0443fff49d6352160c200064156c25898bd9f58c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2584024b23552c00d95b50255e47bd18d306d31a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/667eb99cf7c15fe5b0ecefe75cf658e20ef20c9f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9346a1a21142357972a6f466ba6275ddc54b04ac
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a615e7270318fa0b98bf1ff38daf6cf52d840312
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4b6dfad41aaae9e36e44327b18d5cf4b20dd2ce
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2128636b303aa9cf065055402ee6697409a8837

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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