5.5mediumMedium
CVE-2026-46158
Linux Linux Kernel
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: pm: ADD_ADDR rtx: always decrease sk refcount When an ADD_ADDR is retransmitted, the sk is held in sk_reset_timer(). It should then be released in all cases at the end. Some (unlikely) checks were returning directly instead of calling sock_put() to decrease the refcount. Jump to a new 'exit' label to call __sock_put() (which will become sock_put() in the next commit) to fix this potential leak. While at it, drop the '!msk' check which cannot happen because it is never reset, and explicitly mark the remaining one as "unlikely".
Exploitation status
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is requires local access to the machine.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, an ordinary user account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 5.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2026-05-28
- Last modified
- 2026-08-27
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Linux Linux Kernel5.10 - 6.6.142, 6.7 - 6.12.92, 6.13 - 6.18.30, 6.19 - 7.0.7, 7.1
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e37407442b8766ec2cf52fb4e31b5c3d3aeeae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81d8142148164176385c279c7c1e1d581867423d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9426265e157dd77ec237c795901ed4dea6d69b5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9634cb35af17019baec21ca648516ce376fa10e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acd3d3562315c99f3c0db16f0fcc5f0306638982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b41dd76f3b9735096c21d3e799a2b9fe36498d57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9ba34301d2e90f63f97c76ad9eb98e5250fe961