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CVE-2026-74588 in the critical feed json

sctp: keep chunk->transport in step with the list it is queued on

published 2mo ago modified 26d ago also EUVD-2026-64525

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

sctp: keep chunk->transport in step with the list it is queued on

__sctp_outq_flush_rtx() moves a gap-acked chunk onto another transport's transmitted list without updating chunk->transport:

if (chunk->tsn_gap_acked) { list_move_tail(&chunk->transmitted_list, &transport->transmitted); continue; }

The chunk then sits on a live transport's list while chunk->transport still names a different one. If that transport is removed - sctp_assoc_rm_peer() from an ASCONF Delete-IP - sctp_transport_free() RCU-frees it and the chunk is left with a dangling pointer. sctp_assoc_rm_peer() scrubs peer->transmitted and asoc->outqueue.out_chunk_list, but the chunk is on neither.

The pointer is not followed while tsn_gap_acked is set. A SACK that reneges on the TSN clears the flag, and the next SACK reaches

tchunk->transport->flight_size -= sctp_data_size(tchunk);

inside the freed transport. KASAN reports a slab-use-after-free read in sctp_check_transmitted(), freed from sctp_assoc_rm_peer(). Both the removal and the SACKs come from the association peer.

Set chunk->transport at the move. The ordinary resend path needs nothing: it reaches its list_move_tail() only after sctp_packet_append_chunk() returned SCTP_XMIT_OK, and __sctp_packet_append_chunk() has rebound the chunk by then.

Discovered by XBOW, triaged by Baul Lee <baul.lee@xbow.com>

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.187-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.105-1
  • linux Debian 14 7.1.9-1
  • linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.107-1~deb12u1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74588

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-198.208
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-149.149
  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1117.124
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1069.74
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1118.128
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1073.81

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74588

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:85773RHSA-2026:85774RHSA-2026:85321

  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1SUSE-SU-2026:4687-1SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1SUSE-SU-2026:4666-1SUSE-SU-2026:4665-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:95370ALSA-2026:85773ALSA-2026:85774ALSA-2026:85321

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8
  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:95370RLSA-2026:85321RLSA-2026:85774RLSA-2026:85773

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.152.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-97232

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-74588 updated cvss 8.8

kernel: sctp: keep chunk->transport in step with the list it is queued on

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85321
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, rv 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, perf 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, rtla 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, +20 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95370
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, rv 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, perf 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, rtla 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, +20 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85321
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85773
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, +60 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95370
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, +62 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85321
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, libperf 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95370
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, libperf 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85321
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85773
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85321
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85774
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, +34 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95370
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-rt 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, +34 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85321
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-741.22.1.el9_9, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95370
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-rt 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-264.16.1.el10_3, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85321
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:85774

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
26d ago

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

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Sources

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