Re: [PATCH net] sctp: fix err_chunk memory leaks in INIT handling

[email protected] Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:20:46 +0000

Newsgroups	org.kernel.vger.linux-sctp,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID	<178226764683.2513445.821387304486136433.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

On Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:48:54 -0400 you wrote:
> When sctp_verify_init() encounters unrecognized parameters, it allocates an
> err_chunk to report them. However, this chunk is leaked in several code
> paths:
> 
> 1. In sctp_sf_do_5_1B_init(), if security_sctp_assoc_request() fails after
>    sctp_verify_init() has populated err_chunk, the function returns
>    immediately without freeing it.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] sctp: fix err_chunk memory leaks in INIT handling
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/9f58a0a4d6c2

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