Re: [PATCH net v3] sctp: add INIT verification after cookie unpacking

[email protected] Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:50:35 +0000

Newsgroups	org.kernel.vger.linux-sctp,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID	<178260063522.1451849.11621475280238770353.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>

Hello:

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

On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:53:12 -0400 you wrote:
> In SCTP handshake, the INIT chunk is initially processed by the server
> and embedded into the cookie carried in INIT-ACK. The client then
> returns this cookie via COOKIE-ECHO, where the server unpacks it and
> reconstructs the original INIT chunk.
> 
> When cookie authentication is enabled, the cookie contents are protected
> against tampering, so reusing the unpacked INIT without re-verification
> is safe.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v3] sctp: add INIT verification after cookie unpacking
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/414c5447fe6a

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