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CVE-2026-23169

MEDIUMCVSS 4.7/10EPSS 0.13%

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CVE-2026-23169 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.13%

2.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.11, < 5.15.201—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.16, < 6.1.164—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.2, < 6.6.125—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.7, < 6.12.72—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.13, < 6.18.9—
LinuxLinux Kernel6.19Rc1

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-23169?
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.
How severe is CVE-2026-23169?
CVE-2026-23169 has a CVSS score of 4.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-23169?
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Source: NVD / NIST