CVE-2026-68315

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

sctp: validate stream count in sctp_process_strreset_inreq()

When processing a RESET_IN_REQUEST from a peer, sctp_process_strreset_inreq() derives the stream count from the parameter length but does not check whether the resulting RESET_OUT_REQUEST would exceed SCTP_MAX_CHUNK_LEN.

The OUT request header (sctp_strreset_outreq, 16 bytes) is 8 bytes larger than the IN request header (sctp_strreset_inreq, 8 bytes). Generally, the IP payload is bounded to 65535 bytes, so the stream list cannot be large enough to trigger the overflow. However, on interfaces with MTU > 65535 (e.g., loopback with IPv6 jumbograms), a stream list that fits within the incoming IN parameter can cause a __u16 overflow in sctp_make_strreset_req() when computing the OUT request size, leading to an undersized skb allocation and a kernel BUG:

net/core/skbuff.c:207 skb_panic net/core/skbuff.c:2625 skb_put net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c:1535 sctp_addto_chunk net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c:3695 sctp_make_strreset_req net/sctp/stream.c:655 sctp_process_strreset_inreq

The local setsockopt path validates the generated reset request size. However, for an incoming-only reset, it accounts for the smaller IN request even though the peer must generate an OUT request with the same stream list. Such a request cannot be completed successfully by the peer.

Reject peer IN requests whose corresponding OUT request would exceed SCTP_MAX_CHUNK_LEN. Also tighten the local check so it does not send an IN request that would require an oversized OUT request from the peer.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b255d8cd6cc68045ae9eecbac3b3c14e1f176c9b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f0e39d180cd7cced647381b6fa14fd83d261047
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a10fe1aa9c01f41b389a31906a77d538637c9d9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00ae679cb21a035491fdad8d58dc6d79cc68b675
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ae07691d43183d270de8be9dc8e027906015d9

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