CVE-2026-23169
Feb. 14, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: fix race in mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit()
syzbot and Eulgyu Kim reported crashes in mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id()
and/or mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup()
Root cause is list_splice_init() in mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit()
which is not RCU ready.
list_splice_init_rcu() can not be called here while holding pernet->lock
spinlock.
Many thanks to Eulgyu Kim for providing a repro and testing our patches.
Product(s) Impacted
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| Linux |
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Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| o | linux | linux_kernel | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Published: Feb. 14, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 14, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 14, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
Status : Received
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