Medium severity · published Sep 16, 2025
CVE-2025-39812
sctp: initialize more fields in sctp_v6_from_sk()
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: initialize more fields in sctp_v6_from_sk() syzbot found that sin6_scope_id was not properly initialized, leading to undefined behavior. Clear sin6_scope_id and sin6_flowinfo. BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __sctp_v6_cmp_addr+0x887/0x8c0 net/sctp/ipv6.c:649 __sctp_v6_cmp_addr+0x887/0x8c0 net/sctp/ipv6.c:649 sctp_inet6_cmp_addr+0x4f2/0x510 net/sctp/ipv6.c:983 sctp_bind_addr_conflict+0x22a/0x3b0 net/sctp/bind_addr.c:390 sctp_get_port_local+0x21eb/0x2440 net/sctp/socket.c:8452 sctp_get_port net/sctp/socket.c:8523 [inline] sctp_listen_start net/sctp/socket.c:8567 [inline] sctp_inet_listen+0x710/0xfd0 net/sctp/socket.c:8636 __sys_listen_socket net/socket.c:1912 [inline] __sys_listen net/socket.c:1927 [inline] __do_sys_listen net/socket.c:1932 [inline] __se_sys_listen net/socket.c:1930 [inline] __x64_sys_listen+0x343/0x4c0 net/socket.c:1930 x64_sys_call+0x271d/0x3e20 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:51 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x210 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Local variable addr.i.i created at: sctp_get_port net/sctp/socket.c:8515 [inline] sctp_listen_start net/sctp/socket.c:8567 [inline] sctp_inet_listen+0x650/0xfd0 net/sctp/socket.c:8636 __sys_listen_socket net/socket.c:1912 [inline] __sys_listen net/socket.c:1927 [inline] __do_sys_listen net/socket.c:1932 [inline] __se_sys_listen net/socket.c:1930 [inline] __x64_sys_listen+0x343/0x4c0 net/socket.c:1930
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.12.1 before 5.4.298; 5.5 before 5.10.242; 5.11 before 5.15.191; 5.16 before 6.1.150; 6.2 before 6.6.104; 6.7 before 6.12.45; +9 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 45e4b36593edffb7bbee5828ae820bc10a9fa0f3; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 9546934c2054bba1bd605c44e936619159a34027; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 17d6c7747045e9b802c2f5dfaba260d309d831ae; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 65b4693d8bab5370cfcb44a275b4d8dcb06e56bf; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 463aa96fca6209bb205f49f7deea3817d7ddaa3a; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 1bbc0c02aea1f1c405bd1271466889c25a1fe01b; +3 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA