FKIE_CVE-2026-72242
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-10-16 19:17
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"security/selinux/hooks.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
"version": "d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a",
"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
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"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"security/selinux/hooks.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.17"
},
{
"lessThan": "4.17",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.266",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.217",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.184",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.148",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.97",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.40",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.5",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
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}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nselinux: avoid sk_socket dereference in selinux_sctp_bind_connect()\n\nselinux_sctp_bind_connect() dereferences sk-\u003esk_socket to pass a\nstruct socket * to selinux_socket_bind() and\nselinux_socket_connect_helper(). However, when the hook is invoked\nfrom the ASCONF softirq path (sctp_process_asconf), there is no file\nreference guaranteeing that sk-\u003esk_socket is non-NULL. The setsockopt\ncallers (bindx, connectx, set_primary, sendmsg connect) hold a file\nreference and are not affected.\n\nBoth selinux_socket_bind() and selinux_socket_connect_helper()\nimmediately resolve sock-\u003esk, never using the struct socket * for\nanything else. Refactor the inner logic into helpers that take a\nstruct sock * directly so that selinux_sctp_bind_connect() never needs\nto touch sk-\u003esk_socket at all."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-72242",
"lastModified": "2026-10-16T19:17:16.193",
"metrics": {
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.5,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
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"impactScore": 3.6,
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"type": "Secondary"
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"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "yes"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-10-16T18:44:48.700097Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-15T06:21:51.317",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcaf133a8fd88b69f32ebaecad93fd302da828f"
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{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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