# CVE-2024-49944: sctp: set sk_state back to CLOSED if autobind fails in sctp_listen_start

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel SCTP module can cause a system crash when autobind fails and port reuse is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-52914, BELL-CVE-2024-49944, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49944, GHSA-jww8-jcqp-pmjm, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49944

## What is CVE-2024-49944?

CVE-2024-49944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

sctp: set sk_state back to CLOSED if autobind fails in sctp_listen_start

In sctp_listen_start() invoked by sctp_inet_listen(), it should set the
sk_state back to CLOSED if sctp_autobind() fails due to whatever reason.

Otherwise, next time when calling sctp_inet_listen(), if sctp_sk(sk)->reuse
is already set via setsockopt(SCTP_REUSE_PORT), sctp_sk(sk)->bind_hash will
be dereferenced as sk_state is LISTENING, which causes a crash as bind_hash
is NULL.

  KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
  RIP: 0010:sctp_inet_listen+0x7f0/0xa20 net/sctp/socket.c:8617
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   __sys_listen_socket net/socket.c:1883 [inline]
   __sys_listen+0x1b7/0x230 net/socket.c:1894
   __do_sys_listen net/socket.c:1902 [inline]

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49944?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49944?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-49944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49944 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49944/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49944/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49944
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49944
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49944

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49944/
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