Bug 2524510 (CVE-2026-80588) - CVE-2026-80588 kernel: mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors
Summary: CVE-2026-80588 kernel: mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-80588
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-08-26 15:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-27 15:07 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-26 15:03:57 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors

After commit 9db5b3cec4ec ("mptcp: borrow forward memory from subflow"),
errors in the receive path prior to queueing skbs into the receive
queue do not trigger forward-allocated memory reclaiming.

Prevent forward memory from growing unboundedly in pathological drop
scenarios by explicitly reclaiming memory when skbs are dropped.


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