CVE-2026-68162
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: avoid auth_enable sysctl UAF during netns teardown
proc_sctp_do_auth() updates the SCTP control socket after changing net.sctp.auth_enable. The handler gets the per-net SCTP state from ctl->data, so an already opened sysctl file can still target a network namespace while that namespace is being torn down.
SCTP previously registered its per-net sysctls from sctp_defaults_init(), while the control socket is created later from sctp_ctrlsock_init(). This exposed a window during initialization where auth_enable was writable before net->sctp.ctl_sock existed, and a teardown window where auth_enable stayed writable after inet_ctl_sock_destroy() had released the control socket.
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Move the per-net SCTP sysctl registration into sctp_ctrlsock_init() after sctp_ctl_sock_init() succeeds, and unregister the sysctl table before destroying the control socket in sctp_ctrlsock_exit(). If sysctl registration fails after the control socket was created, destroy the control socket in the same init path.
Make sctp_sysctl_net_unregister() tolerate a missing header and clear the saved pointer so init-error and exit paths can safely share the unregister helper.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.20%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 9
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %
Vulnerabilidad local de UAF en sysctl durante teardown de netns. AV:L/PR:L permite escalada de privilegios (T1068). El impacto es DoS por uso después de liberación de memoria (T1499.004).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/158f3cc332dc53f43ec20060233d7c3cecd6d912
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19573dcddb8819fd68d6cd1f916c1c99c3fa4ff4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/626bda8cfe43dff19a9833ff6ba055a817b5455c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66700c0719675e0e118ae83b2d7168dacd69dd3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a50e73488e0bbdd262b3be3c9a1d8dd078382381
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6aae9d1b91c603adb35872d37d40e83daf8758
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceb7190b5c873d4a1267a1600c5aa52c600e929f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d5e7846025f4ab15a461235f8ebae9094a361a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd66854a22661929245f3d2b244c432bc8b1a150
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsctp: avoid auth_enable sysctl UAF during netns teardown\n\nproc_sctp_do_auth() updates the SCTP control socket after changing\nnet.sctp.auth_enable. The handler gets the per-net SCTP state from\nctl->data, so an already opened sysctl file can still target a network\nnamespace while that namespace is being torn down.\n\nSCTP previously registered its per-net sysctls from sctp_defaults_init(),\nwhile the control socket is created later from sctp_ctrlsock_init(). This\nexposed a window during initialization where auth_enable was writable\nbefore net->sctp.ctl_sock existed, and a teardown window where auth_enable\nstayed writable after inet_ctl_sock_destroy() had released the control\nsocket.\n\nMove the per-net SCTP sysctl registration into sctp_ctrlsock_init() after\nsctp_ctl_sock_init() succeeds, and unregister the sysctl table before\ndestroying the control socket in sctp_ctrlsock_exit(). If sysctl\nregistration fails after the control socket was created, destroy the\ncontrol socket in the same init path.\n\nMake sctp_sysctl_net_unregister() tolerate a missing header and clear the\nsaved pointer so init-error and exit paths can safely share the unregister\nhelper."
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