CVE-2025-39812
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
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.153-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.244-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.16.5-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.16.5-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.48-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.4.298 | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.12 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 6.17 | affected | |
| debian | 11.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17d6c7747045e9b802c2f5dfaba260d309d831ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bbc0c02aea1f1c405bd1271466889c25a1fe01b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e8750469242cad8f01f320131fd5a6f540dbb99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45e4b36593edffb7bbee5828ae820bc10a9fa0f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/463aa96fca6209bb205f49f7deea3817d7ddaa3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b4693d8bab5370cfcb44a275b4d8dcb06e56bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9546934c2054bba1bd605c44e936619159a34027
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6c2cc99fc2387ba6499facd6108f6543382792d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39812.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-39812
CWEs
CWE-908
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.