Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2025· Updated Nov 3, 2025
net/sctp: Prevent autoclose integer overflow in sctp_association_init()
CVE-2024-57938
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sctp: Prevent autoclose integer overflow in sctp_association_init()
While by default max_autoclose equals to INT_MAX / HZ, one may set net.sctp.max_autoclose to UINT_MAX. There is code in sctp_association_init() that can consequently trigger overflow.
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Affected products
73- osv-coords71 versionspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-lowlatency@6.11.0-1011.12?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi@6.11.0-1010.10?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Mo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< 6.11.0-1011.12+ 70 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.15.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.15.coco15sp6.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.247.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.15.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.15.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.247.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.247.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- git.kernel.org/stable/c/081bdb3a31674339313c6d702af922bc29de2c53mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2297890b778b0e7c8200d6818154f7e461d78e94mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/271f031f4c31c07e2a85a1ba2b4c8e734909a477mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e86729d1ff329815a6e8a920cb554a1d4cb5b8dmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af63ef5fe4d480064eb22583b24ffc8b408183amitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b7ed0a4896420988e1776942f0a3f67167873emitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c3adb083d3278f065a83c3f667f1246c74c31fmitre
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