CVE-2022-49013

sctp: fix memory leak in sctp_stream_outq_migrate()

Published Oct 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

sctp: fix memory leak in sctp_stream_outq_migrate()

When sctp_stream_outq_migrate() is called to release stream out resources,
the memory pointed to by prio_head in stream out is not released.

The memory leak information is as follows:
unreferenced object 0xffff88801fe79f80 (size 64):
comm "sctp_repo", pid 7957, jiffies 4294951704 (age 36.480s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
80 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff 80 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff ................
90 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff 90 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff81b215c6>] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x60
[<ffffffff88ae517c>] sctp_sched_prio_set+0x4cc/0x770
[<ffffffff88ad64f2>] sctp_stream_init_ext+0xd2/0x1b0
[<ffffffff88aa2604>] sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0x1614/0x1a30
[<ffffffff88ab7ff1>] sctp_sendmsg+0xda1/0x1ef0
[<ffffffff87f765ed>] inet_sendmsg+0x9d/0xe0
[<ffffffff8754b5b3>] sock_sendmsg+0xd3/0x120
[<ffffffff8755446a>] __sys_sendto+0x23a/0x340
[<ffffffff87554651>] __x64_sys_sendto+0xe1/0x1b0
[<ffffffff89978b49>] do_syscall_64+0x39/0xb0
[<ffffffff89a0008b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: fix memory leak in sctp_stream_outq_migrate() When sctp_stream_outq_migrate() is called to release stream out resources, the memory pointed to by prio_head in stream out is not released. The memory leak information is as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff88801fe79f80 (size 64): comm "sctp_repo", pid 7957, jiffies 4294951704 (age 36.480s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff 80 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff ................ 90 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff 90 9f e7 1f 80 88 ff ff ................ backtrace: [<ffffffff81b215c6>] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x60 [<ffffffff88ae517c>] sctp_sched_prio_set+0x4cc/0x770 [<ffffffff88ad64f2>] sctp_stream_init_ext+0xd2/0x1b0 [<ffffffff88aa2604>] sctp_sendmsg_to_asoc+0x1614/0x1a30 [<ffffffff88ab7ff1>] sctp_sendmsg+0xda1/0x1ef0 [<ffffffff87f765ed>] inet_sendmsg+0x9d/0xe0 [<ffffffff8754b5b3>] sock_sendmsg+0xd3/0x120 [<ffffffff8755446a>] __sys_sendto+0x23a/0x340 [<ffffffff87554651>] __x64_sys_sendto+0xe1/0x1b0 [<ffffffff89978b49>] do_syscall_64+0x39/0xb0 [<ffffffff89a0008b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Title sctp: fix memory leak in sctp_stream_outq_migrate()
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 6:51 PM
Reserved
Aug 22, 2024, 1:27 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 21, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 AM