#VU124914 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23457
Published: April 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124914
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23457
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to integer truncation in nf_conntrack_sip when parsing the SIP Content-Length header in sip_help_tcp() over TCP. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted SIP message with an oversized Content-Length value to cause a denial of service.
On 64-bit systems, a Content-Length value exceeding UINT_MAX can be truncated before the SIP message boundary is computed, causing trailing TCP segment data to be treated as a second SIP message and processed through the SDP parser.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/528b4509c9dfc272e2e92d811915e5211650d383
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75fcaee5170e7dbbee778927134ef2e9568b4659
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/865dba58958c3a86786f89a501971ab0e3ec6ba9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b75209debb9adab287b3caa982f77788c1e15027
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4f17256544cc37f6534a14a27a9dec3540c2015
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbce58e719a17aa215c724473fd5baaa4a8dc57c