# CVE-2024-57938: net/sctp: Prevent autoclose integer overflow in sctp\_association\_init()

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.13

## 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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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b7ed0a4896420988e1776942f0a3f67167873e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/081bdb3a31674339313c6d702af922bc29de2c53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c3adb083d3278f065a83c3f667f1246c74c31f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af63ef5fe4d480064eb22583b24ffc8b408183a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271f031f4c31c07e2a85a1ba2b4c8e734909a477
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2297890b778b0e7c8200d6818154f7e461d78e94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e86729d1ff329815a6e8a920cb554a1d4cb5b8d

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