CVE-2026-80717

sctp: validate Adaptation Indication parameter length

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 28, 2026 at 06:53 AM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

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

Vendor states this is fixed in 17b412468c7a44f66a385bda48cdc1e94e39bd6d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4c92c601c061e5602db2edeea54fef74aa304027 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5fd7cfc708dfc988ae9920c21075e6121bc89926 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 74b21f52c5c5a71a05c0ff70e513f4f04ff28b17 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7b7e4e3640d57bd8857f0052c8b0d8ed4e5e954a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 93942b5772e0eee4147d4799cc1b936ae12fa615 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bfa28cf99eb4d096c87da939f54233444d209ca5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fa7861ddbe3b525b5d541c15c3953d3569e6eb0e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (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 6.12.103 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.44 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.151 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.5HIGHLinux
Vector?

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