CVE-2026-80585

CRITICALCVSS 9.4/10

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CVE-2026-80585 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.4/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fastopen: only mark MPTFO subflows with SYN data Passive TCP Fast Open accepts a valid-cookie SYN even when it carries no data. In that case the child socket's receive queue is intentionally left empty. mptcp_fastopen_subflow_synack_set_params() set is_mptfo before checking for queued SYN data.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fastopen: only mark MPTFO subflows with SYN data Passive TCP Fast Open accepts a valid-cookie SYN even when it carries no data. In that case the child socket's receive queue is intentionally left empty. mptcp_fastopen_subflow_synack_set_params() set is_mptfo before checking for queued SYN data. That made data-less TFO SYNs hit a WARN and, if the warning was non-fatal, left stale MPTFO state behind. The stale flag could later trigger a state-confusion bug in check_fully_established(). Only mark the subflow as MPTFO after confirming that an SKB was queued. Return quietly when the receive queue is empty. Note that mptcp_subflow_context's is_mptfo field is now not just about subflows where the TFO was present, but about MPTFO subflow that consumed SYN data. Only having a valid cookie but not carrying data is not really "doing TFO".

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Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= 36b122baf6a8bd46b4a591f12f4ed17b22257408, < f75f174edc865738522e514d042cf5627f084859; >= 36b122baf6a8bd46b4a591f12f4ed17b22257408, < fca7e444c04689fe4cc6b56f2725f804a4bb1ef9; >= 36b122baf6a8bd46b4a591f12f4ed17b22257408, < 75e564b2ced1cc3d9a8904c7d2d2bb448fffb8b5; >= 36b122baf6a8bd46b4a591f12f4ed17b22257408, < 72b4a0c51a4b550d40301d60a366b429b8c8e78d; >= 36b122baf6a8bd46b4a591f12f4ed17b22257408, < e00b63056fb4f261455b3e5df5268a1f8ce47a87
LinuxLinux6.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-80585?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fastopen: only mark MPTFO subflows with SYN data Passive TCP Fast Open accepts a valid-cookie SYN even when it carries no data. In that case the child socket's receive queue is intentionally left empty. mptcp_fastopen_subflow_synack_set_params() set is_mptfo before checking for queued SYN data. That made data-less TFO SYNs hit a WARN and, if the warning was non-fatal, left stale MPTFO state behind. The stale flag could later trigger a state-confusion bug in check_fully_established(). Only mark the subflow as MPTFO after confirming that an SKB was queued. Return quietly when the receive queue is empty. Note that mptcp_subflow_context's is_mptfo field is now not just about subflows where the TFO was present, but about MPTFO subflow that consumed SYN data. Only having a valid cookie but not carrying data is not really "doing TFO".
How severe is CVE-2026-80585?
CVE-2026-80585 has a CVSS score of 9.4/10 (CRITICAL severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-80585?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST