SB20260720256 - Race condition in Linux kernel sctp

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SB20260720256 - Race condition in Linux kernel sctp

Published: July 20, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260720256
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63971)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSSv4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in sctp_wait_for_connect() in the SCTP socket implementation when waiting for an association to reach established state while another thread peels off the association to a new socket. A local user can trigger association migration during this window to cause a denial of service.

Exploitation requires concurrent access from another thread while the socket lock is dropped and re-acquired.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References