7.8

CVE-2026-72383

sctp: fix addr_wq_timer race in sctp_free_addr_wq()

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

sctp: fix addr_wq_timer race in sctp_free_addr_wq()

sctp_free_addr_wq() previously removed addr_wq_timer using timer_delete()
while holding addr_wq_lock. However, timer_delete() does not guarantee that
a currently running timer handler has completed.

This allows a race with sctp_addr_wq_timeout_handler(), where the handler
may still run after addr_waitq has been freed, acquire addr_wq_lock, and
access freed memory, leading to a use-after-free.

Fix this by calling timer_shutdown_sync() before taking addr_wq_lock.  This
guarantees that any in-flight timer handler has finished and prevents the
timer from being re-armed during teardown, making subsequent cleanup safe.
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version 4db67e808640e3934d82ce61ee8e2e89fd877ba8
Version < a8323fb2ab6cd6978f359daeed6688e0cadf32ba
Status affected
Version 4db67e808640e3934d82ce61ee8e2e89fd877ba8
Version < c3e5cac47519d77ad36b9c03a1df1536aaa0c4a1
Status affected
Version 4db67e808640e3934d82ce61ee8e2e89fd877ba8
Version < 976c19de0f22a857ba0112f39635f8fd7a257568
Status affected
HerstellerLinux
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version 3.7
Status affected
Version 0
Version < 3.7
Status unaffected
Version <= 6.18.*
Version 6.18.40
Status unaffected
Version <= 7.1.*
Version 7.1.5
Status unaffected
Version <= *
Version 7.2
Status unaffected
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.16% 0.054
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8323fb2ab6cd6978f359daeed6688e0cadf32ba
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3e5cac47519d77ad36b9c03a1df1536aaa0c4a1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976c19de0f22a857ba0112f39635f8fd7a257568