CVE-2026-80586Critical Vulnerability in Linux Kernel MPTCP
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: options: reset DSS fields in case of unexpected size A remote peer could send a malformed DSS with a wrong size, followed by another DSS or MPC + Data. In this case, the first suboption will be ignored, but leaving some fields written, which could lead to inconsistency or access uninitialized data. Explicitly reset the fields that could have been modified in case of unexpected size.
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A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's MPTCP implementation allows a remote attacker to cause memory inconsistency or access uninitialized data via malformed packets. This could potentially lead to remote code execution or a kernel panic.
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Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HEPSS
No EPSS score yet (CVE may be too fresh).
Technical description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: options: reset DSS fields in case of unexpected size A remote peer could send a malformed DSS with a wrong size, followed by another DSS or MPC + Data. In this case, the first suboption will be ignored, but leaving some fields written, which could lead to inconsistency or access uninitialized data. Explicitly reset the fields that could have been modified in case of unexpected size.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15e35fdad7a5576bf3f1c8d688877aeb5d1b506b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192878df582c51d440bf7b91a15f297f29f2b596
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fade1b2ac5b1a4948e538fae7313bea57b5ac36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26dac5c9ffb20812b475fdf253eb04fab99cff3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27ed642a4e7e4b5df4b8522c72c457a67e052493
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35772b4981f38ba8059372cde8753e8e477e98ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e80eff5c1c893aca2ac1d202f0b256d2e52ecde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1256090816ec46011601e084be580731df58fc7