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CVE-2025-40240
published 2025-12-04

CVE-2025-40240: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing chunk->skb pointer is…

PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.59%
44.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing chunk->skb pointer is dereferenced in the if-block where it's supposed to be NULL only. chunk->skb can only be NULL if chunk->head_skb is not. Check for frag_list instead and do it just before replacing chunk->skb. We're sure that otherwise chunk->skb is non-NULL because of outer if() condition.

Affected

31 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.158-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.158-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 61cda2777b07d27459f5cac5a047c3edf9c8a1a961cda2777b07d27459f5cac5a047c3edf9c8a1a9
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 08165c296597075763130919f2aae59b5822f01608165c296597075763130919f2aae59b5822f016
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 03e80a4b04ef1fb2c61dd63216ab8d3a5dcb196f03e80a4b04ef1fb2c61dd63216ab8d3a5dcb196f
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 4f6da435fb5d8a21cbf8cae5ca5a2ba0e1012b714f6da435fb5d8a21cbf8cae5ca5a2ba0e1012b71
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < cb9055ba30306ede4ad920002233d0659982f1cbcb9055ba30306ede4ad920002233d0659982f1cb
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 7a832b0f99be19df608cb75c023f8027b1789bd17a832b0f99be19df608cb75c023f8027b1789bd1
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 89b465b54227c245ddc7cc9ed822231af21123ef89b465b54227c245ddc7cc9ed822231af21123ef
linuxlinux>= 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 441f0647f7673e0e64d4910ef61a5fb8f16bfb82441f0647f7673e0e64d4910ef61a5fb8f16bfb82
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.247-15.10.247-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.158-16.1.158-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.57-16.12.57-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.6-16.17.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-170.1805.15.0-170.180
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-106.1066.8.0-106.106
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-14.146.17.0-14.14
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.8.0 < 5.4.3015.4.301
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11.0 < 5.15.1965.15.196
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16.0 < 6.1.1586.1.158
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5.0 < 5.10.2465.10.246
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.66.17.6
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2.0 < 6.6.1156.6.115
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.566.12.56
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.112.1-2_on_azure_linux_3.0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc8.6HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5MEDIUM
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