CVE-2025-40240
sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 61cda2777b07d27459f5cac5a047c3edf9c8a1a9 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 08165c296597075763130919f2aae59b5822f016 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 03e80a4b04ef1fb2c61dd63216ab8d3a5dcb196f 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 4f6da435fb5d8a21cbf8cae5ca5a2ba0e1012b71 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < cb9055ba30306ede4ad920002233d0659982f1cb 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 7a832b0f99be19df608cb75c023f8027b1789bd1 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 89b465b54227c245ddc7cc9ed822231af21123ef 90017accff61ae89283ad9a51f9ac46ca01633fb < 441f0647f7673e0e64d4910ef61a5fb8f16bfb82
Linux / Linux
4.8
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61cda2777b07d27459f5cac5a047c3edf9c8a1a9 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08165c296597075763130919f2aae59b5822f016 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03e80a4b04ef1fb2c61dd63216ab8d3a5dcb196f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f6da435fb5d8a21cbf8cae5ca5a2ba0e1012b71 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb9055ba30306ede4ad920002233d0659982f1cb git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a832b0f99be19df608cb75c023f8027b1789bd1 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b465b54227c245ddc7cc9ed822231af21123ef git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/441f0647f7673e0e64d4910ef61a5fb8f16bfb82