CVE-2026-68320

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When more than 16\nchunks are added, sctp_association_init() memcpy overflows the\ndestination by up to 4 bytes.\n\nFix by using SCTP_AUTH_MAX_CHUNKS as the capacity limit, matching\nthe destination capacity."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.3, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The overflow condition can only be created locally: an attacker must call setsockopt(SCTP_AUTH_SUPPORTED) and then setsockopt(SCTP_AUTH_CHUNK) more than 16 times on an SCTP socket they own. A remote peer can trigger the memcpy by connecting to such a socket, but cannot itself populate the oversized chunk list.\nAC:L - The sequence is fully deterministic and entirely under attacker control \u2014 enable AUTH, add 17-20 distinct chunk IDs, then create an association via connect() or accept(); no race, timing window, or memory-layout condition is involved.\nPR:L - Creating an IPPROTO_SCTP socket and issuing SCTP_AUTH_SUPPORTED/SCTP_AUTH_CHUNK setsockopts requires no capability; sctp_setsockopt_auth_supported() enables AUTH per-endpoint regardless of the net.sctp.auth_enable sysctl, so any unprivileged local user reaches the bug.\nUI:N - The attacker performs every step from their own process \u2014 socket setup, setsockopt calls, and association establishment \u2014 with no action required from any other user or administrator.\nS:U - The corruption and the over-read are confined to the kernel's own SCTP association object; no other security authority or privilege domain is 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