CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72242

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.70%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel SELinux module, selinux_sctp_bind_connect() dereferenced sk->sk_socket, which could cause issues when the hook was invoked from the ASCONF softirq path. The fix refactors the code to use struct sock * directly and avoid sk_socket dereference.

Risk Assessment

Dereferencing sk_socket in softirq context could lead to system crashes or incorrect SCTP behavior, potentially affecting network service stability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix and test SCTP functionality in production.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: avoid sk_socket dereference in selinux_sctp_bind_connect() selinux_sctp_bind_connect() dereferences sk->sk_socket to pass a struct socket * to selinux_socket_bind() and selinux_socket_connect_helper(). However, when the hook is invoked from the ASCONF softirq path (sctp_process_asconf), there is no file reference guaranteeing that sk->sk_socket is non-NULL. The setsockopt callers (bindx, connectx, set_primary, sendmsg connect) hold a file reference and are not affected. Both selinux_socket_bind() and selinux_socket_connect_helper() immediately resolve sock->sk, never using the struct socket * for anything else. Refactor the inner logic into helpers that take a struct sock * directly so that selinux_sctp_bind_connect() never needs to touch sk->sk_socket at all.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS