CVE-2025-40187
Published: November 14, 2025Last modified: June 24, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sctp: fix a null dereference in sctp_disposition sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce() If new_asoc->peer.adaptation_ind=0 and sctp_ulpevent_make_authkey=0 and sctp_ulpevent_make_authkey() returns 0, then the variable ai_ev remains zero and the zero will be dereferenced in the sctp_ulpevent_free() function.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.158-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.57-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.35-r1) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/025419f4e216a3ae0d0cec622262e98e8078c447
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1014b83778c8677f1d7a57c26dc728baa801ac62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3119686ef50319490ccaec81a575973da98815
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f702f85df0266ed7b5bab81ba50394c92f3c928
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/badbd79313e6591616c1b78e29a9b71efed7f035
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c21f45cfa4a9526b34d76b397c9ef080668b6e73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0e8f1445c19b1786759ba72a38267e1449bab7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbceedc0213e75bf3e9f9f9e2f66b10699d004fe