CVE-2020-7463
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r364644, 11.4-STABLE before r364651, 12.1-RELEASE before p9, 11.4-RELEASE before p3, and 11.3-RELEASE before p13, improper handling in the kernel causes a use-after-free bug by sending large user messages from multiple threads on the same SCTP socket. The use-after-free situation may result in unintended kernel behaviour including a kernel panic.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a FreeBSD≤ FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p9, 11.4-RELEASE before p3, 11.3-RELEASE before p13enisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (48)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/49cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/50cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/57cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/58cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/59cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7463cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162357/Apple-Security-Advisory-2021-04-26-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:25.sctp.asccnnvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan