CVE-2026-23169
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix race in mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit() syzbot and Eulgyu Kim reported crashes in mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id() and/or mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup() Root cause is list_splice_init() in mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit() which is not RCU ready. list_splice_init_rcu() can not be called here while holding pernet->lock spinlock. Many thanks to Eulgyu Kim for providing a repro and testing our patches.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Race condition
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.201
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.164
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.125
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.72
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.9
- Linux Kernel 6.19
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f1b9523527df02685dde603f20ff6e603d8e4a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/338d40bab283da2639780ee3e458fb61f1567d8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455e882192c9833f176f3fbbbb2f036b6c5bf555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51223bdd0f60b06cfc7f25885c4d4be917adba94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7896dbe990d56d5bb8097863b2645355633665eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2a9eeb69f7d4ca4cf4c70463af77664fdb6ab1d
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f1b9523527df02685dde603f20ff6e603d8e4a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/338d40bab283da2639780ee3e458fb61f1567d8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455e882192c9833f176f3fbbbb2f036b6c5bf555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51223bdd0f60b06cfc7f25885c4d4be917adba94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7896dbe990d56d5bb8097863b2645355633665eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2a9eeb69f7d4ca4cf4c70463af77664fdb6ab1d