CVE-2026-68320

sctp: fix auth_chunk_list capacity check in sctp_auth_ep_add_chunkid

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: fix auth_chunk_list capacity check in sctp_auth_ep_add_chunkid sctp_auth_ep_add_chunkid() uses SCTP_NUM_CHUNK_TYPES (20) as the capacity limit for ep->auth_chunk_list, allowing it to hold up to 20 chunk entries (param_hdr.length up to 24). However, the copy destination asoc->c.auth_chunks in struct sctp_cookie is only SCTP_AUTH_MAX_CHUNKS (16) entries (20 bytes). When more than 16 chunks are added, sctp_association_init() memcpy overflows the destination by up to 4 bytes. Fix by using SCTP_AUTH_MAX_CHUNKS as the capacity limit, matching the destination capacity.

Affected

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

1f485649f52929d9937b346a920a522a7363e2022.6.24
Vendor states this is fixed in 11092d79eb2b7c0068382f72fc2416d1786bb2e0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3d22a7da2e264f407c729f33a0a346ff76108bc6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 54bb4c03fa17cdcb157c26c33e60a78cf32960f5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5a365f1e423444c5da7eb689a8661633dad43e48 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6837c1c19a259518974cbc5a52017646e3906564 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 886e28e14ab655012779016d251fef53d103aa12 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b6ea3dda09eb4d5caf7bbc00f857688cf9e98255 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ff04b26794a16a8a879eb4fd2c02c2d6b03850e9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.265 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.216 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.183 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.3HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-787

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