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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-74752 EUVD-2026-66582GHSA-3494-mfxc-798j

sctp: validate cookie AUTH state before use

Published Aug 26, 2026 · Updated Oct 21, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-7.0 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-7.0 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.15 Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.17 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fde-7.0 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-7.0 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-7.0 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-7.0 Package: linux-nvidia-bos Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oem-7.0 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-oracle-7.0 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-riscv-7.0 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

sctp: validate cookie AUTH state before use

When cookie authentication is disabled, COOKIE_ECHO restores fixed-size
AUTH fields directly from peer-controlled cookie bytes. A forged RANDOM
length, HMAC list, or CHUNKS list can then reach association consumers
with lengths or identifiers that were never validated against the local
backing arrays.

A forged RANDOM length can cause out-of-bounds reads during key-vector
construction. A forged HMAC identifier also caused a 32-byte write past
a zero-length AUTH chunk, providing a primitive for a local privilege
escalation chain.

Validate the cookie's RANDOM, HMACS, and CHUNKS parameters at the cookie
trust boundary before copying them into the association. Reject invalid
types, malformed lengths, unsupported HMAC identifiers, HMAC lists
without SHA1, and forbidden chunk ids.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.24 6.6.160

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 7.1.10-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.115-2 —
Debian 12 linux No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield No fix yet —
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux 7.0.0-42.42 USN-8959-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-aws 7.0.0-1016.17 USN-8959-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-azure 7.0.0-1020.21 USN-9019-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 7.0.0-1019.19 USN-9020-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gcp 7.0.0-1016.18 USN-8959-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gke 7.0.0-1010.11 USN-9020-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 7.0.0-1017.17 USN-8960-1, USN-8959-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-nvidia +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-oracle 7.0.0-1015.16 USN-8959-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-raspi 7.0.0-1023.23 USN-9021-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-realtime 7.0.0-43.43.1 USN-9020-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-riscv 7.0.0-42.42.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux +45 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-7.0 7.0.0-1017.18~24.04.1 USN-9020-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-7.0 7.0.0-1019.19~24.04.1 USN-9020-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-7.0 7.0.0-1017.19~24.04.1 USN-9020-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-7.0 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1 USN-8959-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1036.39 USN-8886-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle-7.0 7.0.0-1016.18~24.04.1 USN-9020-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-7.0 7.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +59 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +21 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 rv +77 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:85321
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10 RHSA-2026:85774
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10 RHSA-2026:85773
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Shadow Migration Toolkit 10 kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:85321

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 10 rv +74 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux 9 rv +73 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:95370
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +9 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10 ALSA-2026:85774
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10 ALSA-2026:85773

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 kernel 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2 RLSA-2026:85321
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 RLSA-2026:95370
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10 RLSA-2026:85773
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.176.1.rt7.517.el8_10 RLSA-2026:85774
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.138.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4660-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.138.1.150600.12.64.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4660-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +4 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2.150500.6.89.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-docs +1 5.14.21-150500.55.192.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1.150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.333.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4687-1
Show 20 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 11 SP4 kernel-ec2 +6 3.0.101-108.223.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4639-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.39.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.39.1.160000.2.26 SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.138.1.150600.12.64.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4660-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-docs +4 6.4.0-150600.23.138.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4660-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2.150500.6.89.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +1 5.14.21-150500.55.192.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-source +2 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1.150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.39.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24197-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.39.1.160000.2.26 SUSE-SU-2026:24235-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.39.1.160000.2.26 SUSE-SU-2026:24184-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.39.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24184-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24179-1
SLE Micro 6.2 podman 5.4.2-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24182-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-159998.53.1.159998.21.38 SUSE-SU-2026:24181-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-159998.53.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24182-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24181-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-159998.53.1.159998.21.38 SUSE-SU-2026:24315-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-159998.53.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24316-1, SUSE-SU-2026:24315-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2.150500.6.89.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4665-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1.150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.189.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4666-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1.150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.189.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4666-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4640-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.138.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4660-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_32 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4660-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_46 1-150500.11.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_60 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.333.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4687-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_88 1-8.3.3 SUSE-SU-2026:4687-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +3 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2.150500.6.89.2 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-docs +1 5.14.21-150500.55.192.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4667-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1.150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4668-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4640-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.39.1.160000.2.25 openSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.39.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.190-237.431 +2 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3402, ALAS2023-2026-3390, ALAS2023-2026-3389
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +12 1:6.1.190-237.431.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3389
Amazon Linux 2023 perf6.12 +11 1:6.12.114-139.210.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3402
Amazon Linux 2023 perf6.18 +12 1:6.18.56-126.188.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3390

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.161.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 10 rv +29 6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-85321
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-687.66.1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-95370
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-553.176.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-85773

Advisories 42

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