# CVE-2026-72242: selinux: avoid sk\_socket dereference in selinux\_sctp\_bind\_connect()

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148, 6.12.97, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in e4f3b8db1b0c5e9f6374b8996d9e1888d1042b55; from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in 2fcaf133a8fd88b69f32ebaecad93fd302da828f; from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in a4bc2fb8536488b37680c0b66c59434a4b7f8c2f; from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in 5d4d93f9bfbc997ffbb03cd6107e8f6979dbb9b4; from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in cc8bd47b35eca82393cbad08b1cc86f02e034439; from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in d61a80b17254be7230bc5544f8e62ddf21ab38e2; from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in 37d642b37ccdc31e1947c2ebc8dc38f03d4a0ceb; from d452930fd3b9031e59abfeddb2fa383f1403d61a, fixed in 56acfeb10019e200ab6787d01f8d7cbe0f01526f
- Linux: 4.17
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.17.0, fixed in 5.10.266; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.217; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.184; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.148; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: avoid sk_socket dereference in selinux_sctp_bind_connect() selinux_sctp_bind_connect() dereferences sk->sk_socket to pass a struct socket * to selinux_socket_bind() and selinux_socket_connect_helper(). However, when the hook is invoked from the ASCONF softirq path (sctp_process_asconf), there is no file reference guaranteeing that sk->sk_socket is non-NULL. The setsockopt callers (bindx, connectx, set_primary, sendmsg connect) hold a file reference and are not affected. Both selinux_socket_bind() and selinux_socket_connect_helper() immediately resolve sock->sk, never using the struct socket * for anything else. Refactor the inner logic into helpers that take a struct sock * directly so that selinux_sctp_bind_connect() never needs to touch sk->sk_socket at all.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148, 6.12.97) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f3b8db1b0c5e9f6374b8996d9e1888d1042b55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcaf133a8fd88b69f32ebaecad93fd302da828f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4bc2fb8536488b37680c0b66c59434a4b7f8c2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4d93f9bfbc997ffbb03cd6107e8f6979dbb9b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc8bd47b35eca82393cbad08b1cc86f02e034439
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61a80b17254be7230bc5544f8e62ddf21ab38e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d642b37ccdc31e1947c2ebc8dc38f03d4a0ceb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56acfeb10019e200ab6787d01f8d7cbe0f01526f

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