CVE-2026-53183

HIGH

mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 39.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (21)
linux/Kernel 5.19.0 - 6.1.176linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.36linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 7.0.13linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.143linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.94linux
Linux/Linux < 5.19
Linux/Linux 5.19
Linux/Linux 6.1.176 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.12.94 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.36 - 6.18.*
... and 11 more
Published Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 25, 2026