Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: reject stale cookies with mismatched verification tags
sctp_unpack_cookie() skips cookie expiration checks whenever an
association already exists. This is broader than the exception in
RFC 9260 Section 5.2.4.
For an existing association, Section 5.2.4 permits an expired State
Cookie only when both Verification Tags in the cookie match the current
association. Otherwise, the packet SHOULD be discarded and a Stale
Cookie ERROR MUST be sent.
The broad check lets an expired Action A restart cookie reach
sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a(). In a runtime test with the default 60 second
cookie lifetime, replaying such a cookie after 65 seconds returned a
COOKIE-ACK and restarted the association.
Check cookie expiration unless both Verification Tags match. This
preserves the Action D exception for a lost COOKIE ACK while rejecting
expired cookies in all other cases.
sctp: reject stale cookies with mismatched verification tags
sctp_unpack_cookie() skips cookie expiration checks whenever an
association already exists. This is broader than the exception in
RFC 9260 Section 5.2.4.
For an existing association, Section 5.2.4 permits an expired State
Cookie only when both Verification Tags in the cookie match the current
association. Otherwise, the packet SHOULD be discarded and a Stale
Cookie ERROR MUST be sent.
The broad check lets an expired Action A restart cookie reach
sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a(). In a runtime test with the default 60 second
cookie lifetime, replaying such a cookie after 65 seconds returned a
COOKIE-ACK and restarted the association.
Check cookie expiration unless both Verification Tags match. This
preserves the Action D exception for a lost COOKIE ACK while rejecting
expired cookies in all other cases.
Published:
2026-09-04
Score:
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EPSS:
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KEV:
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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History
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: reject stale cookies with mismatched verification tags sctp_unpack_cookie() skips cookie expiration checks whenever an association already exists. This is broader than the exception in RFC 9260 Section 5.2.4. For an existing association, Section 5.2.4 permits an expired State Cookie only when both Verification Tags in the cookie match the current association. Otherwise, the packet SHOULD be discarded and a Stale Cookie ERROR MUST be sent. The broad check lets an expired Action A restart cookie reach sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a(). In a runtime test with the default 60 second cookie lifetime, replaying such a cookie after 65 seconds returned a COOKIE-ACK and restarted the association. Check cookie expiration unless both Verification Tags match. This preserves the Action D exception for a lost COOKIE ACK while rejecting expired cookies in all other cases. | |
| Title | sctp: reject stale cookies with mismatched verification tags | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-04T17:11:06.742Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.799Z
Link: CVE-2026-80890
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-04T18:17:57.077
Modified: 2026-09-04T18:17:57.077
Link: CVE-2026-80890
Redhat
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Weaknesses
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