SB20260816250 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel sctp

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SB20260816250 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel sctp

Published: August 16, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260816250
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74469)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/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 an out-of-bounds write in SCTP sock_diag when processing a diagnostic dump after adding many unique peer transports. A local user can add unique peer addresses until the 16-bit transport_count wraps and trigger a diagnostic dump to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs when the association accumulates 65,536 unique peer transports, causing transport_count to wrap to zero while peer addresses are still copied from transport_addr_list.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References