Bug 2541176 (CVE-2026-97522)

Summary:	CVE-2026-97522 kernel: mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) subsystem. When an error occurs while pushing pending data across subflows, the kernel improperly updates the transmitted byte counter with a negative error code instead of only accounting for successful transmissions. This accounting mismatch can cause subsequent push operations to fail and corrupt connection state, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 10:54:50 UTC

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

mptcp: fix bad accounting in __mptcp_subflow_push_pending()

If __subflow_push_pending() errors out we should avoid updating the
copied byte counters, to avoid mismatch push call later on.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-28 18:11:03 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97522.mbox