Incorrect packet validation allowed unbounded recursion parsing SCTP chunk parameters. This can eventually result in a stack overflow and panic.

Remote attackers can craft packets which cause affected systems to panic. This affects any system where pf is configured to process traffic, independent of the configured ruleset.
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd
Vendors & Products Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect packet validation allowed unbounded recursion parsing SCTP chunk parameters. This can eventually result in a stack overflow and panic. Remote attackers can craft packets which cause affected systems to panic. This affects any system where pf is configured to process traffic, independent of the configured ruleset.
Title pf can overflow the stack parsing crafted SCTP packets
Weaknesses CWE-674
CWE-791
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-30T07:23:52.601Z

Reserved: 2026-04-27T06:03:58.316Z

Link: CVE-2026-7164

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-30T08:16:07.653

Modified: 2026-04-30T08:16:07.653

Link: CVE-2026-7164

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Updated: 2026-04-30T09:30:15Z

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