CVE-2022-50243
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Publication date: 2025-09-15

Last updated on: 2025-11-24

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: handle the error returned from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key When it returns an error from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(), the active_key is actually not updated. The old sh_key will be freeed while it's still used as active key in asoc. Then an use-after-free will be triggered when sending patckets, as found by syzbot: sctp_auth_shkey_hold+0x22/0xa0 net/sctp/auth.c:112 sctp_set_owner_w net/sctp/socket.c:132 [inline] sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0xbd5/0x1a20 net/sctp/socket.c:1863 sctp_sendmsg+0x1053/0x1d50 net/sctp/socket.c:2025 inet_sendmsg+0x99/0xe0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:819 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xcf/0x120 net/socket.c:734 This patch is to fix it by not replacing the sh_key when it returns errors from sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key() in sctp_auth_set_key(). For sctp_auth_set_active_key(), old active_key_id will be set back to asoc->active_key_id when the same thing happens.
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Published
2025-09-15
Last Modified
2025-11-24
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-09-15
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2022-50243
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 13 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel 5.14
linux linux_kernel 5.14
linux linux_kernel 5.14
linux linux_kernel 5.14
linux linux_kernel 5.14
linux linux_kernel 5.14
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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This vulnerability can lead to use-after-free memory corruption in the Linux kernel when sending SCTP packets. This may cause system instability, crashes, or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by exploiting the memory corruption.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Linux kernel's SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) implementation. When the function sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key() returns an error, the active key is not updated properly. However, the old shared key (sh_key) is freed while it is still in use as the active key in the association (asoc). This leads to a use-after-free condition when sending packets, potentially causing memory corruption or crashes. The patch fixes this by ensuring the shared key is not replaced if an error occurs, and the old active_key_id is restored to prevent the use-after-free.

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