[PATCH net v2 0/2] sctp: validate INIT in COOKIE-ECHO when auth disabled

Xin Long <[email protected]> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:09:20 -0400
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-sctp,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID <[email protected]>
This series fixes a security gap in SCTP's COOKIE-ECHO handling when
cookie authentication is disabled.

Currently, INIT chunks embedded in cookies are not re-verified after
unpacking, creating a vulnerability when cookie_auth_enable=0. This
series first refactors error handling, then adds the missing validation.

Changes in v2: see individual patch changelogs for details.

Xin Long (2):
  sctp: factor out INIT verification failure handling
  sctp: add INIT verification after cookie unpacking

 net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c |   3 +-
 net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c  | 220 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 2 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-)

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