CVE 7.5 HIGH

mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink_CVE-2026-53183

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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

mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink

In MPTCP connection, the `window` field in the TCP header refers to the
MPTCP-level rcv_nxt and it's right edge should not move backward. Such
constraint is enforced at DSS option generation time.

At the same time, the TCP stack ensures independently that the TCP-level
rcv wnd right's edge does not move backward. That in turn causes artificial
inflating of the MPTCP rcv window when the incoming data is acked at the
TCP level and is OoO in the MPTCP sequence space (or lands in the backlog).

As a consequence, the incoming traffic can exceed the receiver rcvbuf size
even when the sender is not misbehaving.

Prevent such scenario forcibly allowing the TCP subflow to shrink the
TCP-level rcv wnd regardless of the current netns setting.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-53183
Source Linux
Published Jun 25, 2026 at 08:38
Modified Jun 28, 2026 at 06:39

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43
Affected Versions Linux Linux f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43
Linux Linux f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43
Linux Linux f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43
Linux Linux f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43
Linux Linux f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43
Linux Linux f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43
Linux Linux 5.19

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