GHSA-P9GG-WGFJ-48P7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-05 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-06 18:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: linearize cloned gso packets in sctp_rcv
A cloned head skb still shares these frag skbs in fraglist with the original head skb. It's not safe to access these frag skbs.
syzbot reported two use-of-uninitialized-memory bugs caused by this:
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sctp_inq_pop+0x15b7/0x1920 net/sctp/inqueue.c:211 sctp_inq_pop+0x15b7/0x1920 net/sctp/inqueue.c:211 sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x1a7/0xc50 net/sctp/associola.c:998 sctp_inq_push+0x2ef/0x380 net/sctp/inqueue.c:88 sctp_backlog_rcv+0x397/0xdb0 net/sctp/input.c:331 sk_backlog_rcv+0x13b/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1122 __release_sock+0x1da/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3106 release_sock+0x6b/0x250 net/core/sock.c:3660 sctp_wait_for_connect+0x487/0x820 net/sctp/socket.c:9360 sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0x1ec1/0x1f00 net/sctp/socket.c:1885 sctp_sendmsg+0x32b9/0x4a80 net/sctp/socket.c:2031 inet_sendmsg+0x25a/0x280 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
and
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x34e/0xbc0 net/sctp/associola.c:987 sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x34e/0xbc0 net/sctp/associola.c:987 sctp_inq_push+0x2a3/0x350 net/sctp/inqueue.c:88 sctp_backlog_rcv+0x3c7/0xda0 net/sctp/input.c:331 sk_backlog_rcv+0x142/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1148 __release_sock+0x1d3/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3213 release_sock+0x6b/0x270 net/core/sock.c:3767 sctp_wait_for_connect+0x458/0x820 net/sctp/socket.c:9367 sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0x223a/0x2260 net/sctp/socket.c:1886 sctp_sendmsg+0x3910/0x49f0 net/sctp/socket.c:2032 inet_sendmsg+0x269/0x2a0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
This patch fixes it by linearizing cloned gso packets in sctp_rcv().
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-38718"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-04T16:15:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsctp: linearize cloned gso packets in sctp_rcv\n\nA cloned head skb still shares these frag skbs in fraglist with the\noriginal head skb. It\u0027s not safe to access these frag skbs.\n\nsyzbot reported two use-of-uninitialized-memory bugs caused by this:\n\n BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sctp_inq_pop+0x15b7/0x1920 net/sctp/inqueue.c:211\n sctp_inq_pop+0x15b7/0x1920 net/sctp/inqueue.c:211\n sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x1a7/0xc50 net/sctp/associola.c:998\n sctp_inq_push+0x2ef/0x380 net/sctp/inqueue.c:88\n sctp_backlog_rcv+0x397/0xdb0 net/sctp/input.c:331\n sk_backlog_rcv+0x13b/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1122\n __release_sock+0x1da/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3106\n release_sock+0x6b/0x250 net/core/sock.c:3660\n sctp_wait_for_connect+0x487/0x820 net/sctp/socket.c:9360\n sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0x1ec1/0x1f00 net/sctp/socket.c:1885\n sctp_sendmsg+0x32b9/0x4a80 net/sctp/socket.c:2031\n inet_sendmsg+0x25a/0x280 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851\n sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]\n\nand\n\n BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x34e/0xbc0 net/sctp/associola.c:987\n sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x34e/0xbc0 net/sctp/associola.c:987\n sctp_inq_push+0x2a3/0x350 net/sctp/inqueue.c:88\n sctp_backlog_rcv+0x3c7/0xda0 net/sctp/input.c:331\n sk_backlog_rcv+0x142/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1148\n __release_sock+0x1d3/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3213\n release_sock+0x6b/0x270 net/core/sock.c:3767\n sctp_wait_for_connect+0x458/0x820 net/sctp/socket.c:9367\n sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0x223a/0x2260 net/sctp/socket.c:1886\n sctp_sendmsg+0x3910/0x49f0 net/sctp/socket.c:2032\n inet_sendmsg+0x269/0x2a0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851\n sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]\n\nThis patch fixes it by linearizing cloned gso packets in sctp_rcv().",
"id": "GHSA-p9gg-wgfj-48p7",
"modified": "2026-02-06T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-09-05T18:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38718"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03d0cc6889e02420125510b5444b570f4bbf53d5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd5214ea681584c5886fea3ba03e49f93a43c0e"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4506bcaabe004d07be8ff09116a3024fbd6aa965"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d757f17bc2ef2727994ffa6d5d6e4bc4789a770"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd0e92bb2b7542fb96397ffac639b4f5b099d0cb"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0194e391bb493aa6cec56d177b14df6b29188d5"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea094f38d387d1b0ded5dee4a3e5720aa4ce0139"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc66772607101bd2030a4332b3bd0ea3b3605250"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd60d8a086191fe33c2d719732d2482052fa6805"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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