CVE-2026-89478High· 7.0▾ TwilightA flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation. An authenticated attacker could exploit a timing window during the removal of an SCTP transport. This could lead to the system attempting to…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 38.5 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 12.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via CSAF
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Last analysed / modified upstream
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation. An authenticated attacker could exploit a timing window during the removal of an SCTP transport. This could lead to the system attempting to read from freed memory, potentially causing a denial of service or information disclosure.
kernel: sctp: drop a chunk if its transport was removed — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-09-11, updated 2026-09-15.
Affected:
No fix planned:
Out of support scope
Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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