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
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
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d669c740933124eae3df8cfc15995af9bcc6aba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a7dcdd2b1060484528da70a643125174d47e5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a370e56024df0b07e3120c45a9773ae123819fd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1962841387087970d75ba8b8d4c2aa2d45705e50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b7abdcb5ba832fafab679f0d998af39cbc99307
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2dbcc1ed48b5ac070a41db4a52aade6823c4df0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce7e4ede01ed3e47a48c0f1ce1d87bf4864bee9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b0f561f21b27c40c91ea4975268a06092bd7e9c
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