Bug 2492708 (CVE-2026-53183) - CVE-2026-53183 kernel: mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink
Summary: CVE-2026-53183 kernel: mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53183
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-25 10:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-26 10:47 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:01:37 UTC
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.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-26 10:44:33 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062555-CVE-2026-53183-a7a3@gregkh/T


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