# CVE-2025-39812: sctp: initialize more fields in sctp_v6_from_sk()

> Uninitialized memory in Linux kernel SCTP IPv6 handling may leak sensitive kernel data to local attackers.

- **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:** 16 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 12 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-67413, AZL-74706, BELL-CVE-2025-39812, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39812, GHSA-39p8-x6c9-fprr, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-39812, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-39812, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2025-39812, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-39812, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-39812, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39812

## What is CVE-2025-39812?

CVE-2025-39812 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Sep 2025. 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: initialize more fields in sctp_v6_from_sk()

syzbot found that sin6_scope_id was not properly initialized,
leading to undefined behavior.

Clear sin6_scope_id and sin6_flowinfo.

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __sctp_v6_cmp_addr+0x887/0x8c0 net/sctp/ipv6.c:649
  __sctp_v6_cmp_addr+0x887/0x8c0 net/sctp/ipv6.c:649
  sctp_inet6_cmp_addr+0x4f2/0x510 net/sctp/ipv6.c:983
  sctp_bind_addr_conflict+0x22a/0x3b0 net/sctp/bind_addr.c:390
  sctp_get_port_local+0x21eb/0x2440 net/sctp/socket.c:8452
  sctp_get_port net/sctp/socket.c:8523 [inline]
  sctp_listen_start net/sctp/socket.c:8567 [inline]
  sctp_inet_listen+0x710/0xfd0 net/sctp/socket.c:8636
  __sys_listen_socket net/socket.c:1912 [inline]
  __sys_listen net/socket.c:1927 [inline]
  __do_sys_listen net/socket.c:1932 [inline]
  __se_sys_listen net/socket.c:1930 [inline]
  __x64_sys_listen+0x343/0x4c0 net/socket.c:1930
  x64_sys_call+0x271d/0x3e20 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:51
  do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
  do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x210 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Local variable addr.i.i created at:
  sctp_get_port net/sctp/socket.c:8515 [inline]
  sctp_listen_start net/sctp/socket.c:8567 [inline]
  sctp_inet_listen+0x650/0xfd0 net/sctp/socket.c:8636
  __sys_listen_socket net/socket.c:1912 [inline]
  __sys_listen net/socket.c:1927 [inline]
  __do_sys_listen net/socket.c:1932 [inline]
  __se_sys_listen net/socket.c:1930 [inline]
  __x64_sys_listen+0x343/0x4c0 net/socket.c:1930

Weakness: CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39812?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-39812?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2025-39812 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-39812 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-39812 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Sep 2025. 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-2025-39812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2025-39812/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39812/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39812
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39812
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-39812

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39812/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.