CVE-2026-63971
Published: July 22, 2026Last modified: July 22, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: fix race between sctp_wait_for_connect and peeloff sctp_wait_for_connect() drops and re-acquires the socket lock while waiting for the association to reach ESTABLISHED state. During this window, another thread can peeloff the association to a new socket via getsockopt(SCTP_SOCKOPT_PEELOFF), changing asoc->base.sk. After re-acquiring the old socket lock, sctp_wait_for_connect() returns success without noticing the migration — the caller then accesses the association under the wrong lock in sctp_datamsg_from_user(). Add the same sk != asoc->base.sk check that sctp_wait_for_sndbuf() already has, returning an error if the association was migrated while we slept.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.177-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.95-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.35-r1) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e0d5bc76fd4267a71334fcc8f1a5fbcf997845d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6140cfa721451fa6e18e134e709703c2bf34d0fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/634a9af8a26a84d8b0d7b3b643204b344b42d9fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68667ee4c7dadf7f63167234e2a1af09b3f7874e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2038d4b80166f7bead8d07eba3b97405816c21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9b56051d24540cfbf39194618708c4a7633549
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcfeac79af740735ace44008b4a11b8e5add20f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14fe6395a8b3d961a61e138ad7b36ba3626dd4e