CVE-2026-97524

mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
Sep 25, 2026
Updated
Oct 19, 2026
Reserved
Sep 24, 2026

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Description

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

mptcp: avoid unneeded actions on subflow reset

Once in a blue moon, the mptcp receive path can recursively call mptcp_data_ready() via state change under unlucky error conditions, and then try to hold the data lock again.

Break the recursion loop explicitly checking for the exceptional condition.

Add a new flag instead of using an existing one like 'closing', to exit early in subflow_state_change(), and explicitly flush the RX queue at reset time.

This avoids unneeded processing to check for available data -- calling get_mapping_status() and more on a dying subflow -- but also in error reporting and worker scheduling.

Note that we must consume the currently peeked skb before invoking mptcp_dss_corruption to avoid consuming it again after the eventual reset has freed it.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HLinux

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LinuxLinux
  • fde99e972b8f88cebe619241d7aa43d288ef666a to before 6d669c740933124eae3df8cfc15995af9bcc6abaAffected
  • 12c1676d598e3b8dd92a033b623b792cc2ea1ec5 to before 83a7dcdd2b1060484528da70a643125174d47e5aAffected
  • 35668f8ec84f6c944676e48ecc6bbc5fc8e6fe25 to before a370e56024df0b07e3120c45a9773ae123819fd6Affected
  • b8be15d1ae7ea4eedd547c3b3141f592fbddcd30 to before 1962841387087970d75ba8b8d4c2aa2d45705e50Affected
  • e32d262c89e2b22cb0640223f953b548617ed8a6 to before 4b7abdcb5ba832fafab679f0d998af39cbc99307Affected
  • e32d262c89e2b22cb0640223f953b548617ed8a6 to before b2dbcc1ed48b5ac070a41db4a52aade6823c4df0Affected
  • e32d262c89e2b22cb0640223f953b548617ed8a6 to before ce7e4ede01ed3e47a48c0f1ce1d87bf4864bee9fAffected
  • e32d262c89e2b22cb0640223f953b548617ed8a6 to before 2b0f561f21b27c40c91ea4975268a06092bd7e9cAffected
  • 8bfd391bde685df7289b928ce8876a3583be4bfbAffected
  • 5.10.228 to before 5.10.271Affected
  • 5.15.169 to before 5.15.222Affected
  • 6.1.113 to before 6.1.189Affected
  • 6.6.57 to before 6.6.158Affected
  • 6.11.4 to before 6.12Affected
LinuxLinux
  • 6.12Affected
  • before 6.12Not affected
  • 5.10.271 through 5.10.*Not affected
  • 5.15.222 through 5.15.*Not affected
  • 6.1.189 through 6.1.*Not affected
  • 6.6.158 through 6.6.*Not affected
  • 6.12.111 through 6.12.*Not affected
  • 6.18.53 through 6.18.*Not affected
  • 7.2.7 through 7.2.*Not affected
  • 7.3 and laterNot affected

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